First Queen A Historical Novel on the Life of Hatshepsut Queen of Egypt
From preface: This is a story of the resurrection of truth after a sleep of ages. Queen Hatshepsut has come to life again in a very real sense--namely, in the hearts and minds of the living. Hatshepsut was opposed to her stepson, the Pharaoh Thutmosis III. What was the substance, the content, the meaning of her opposition? What was the message of Hatshepsut? What is missing from the story? It is one thing to reconstruct a temple, dilapidated, crumbling, and buried in the sand. It is quite another to reconstruct a message, a thought, a wish, a breath of air given meaning by the magic of language.