Friday, December 16, 2011

"Cleopatra's Daughter" {by Michelle Moran} Book Review

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Cleopatra's Daughter

Author: Michelle Moran

# of Pages: 431

Year Published: 2009

Publisher: Random House Crown

Genre: Historical Fiction

Summary: At the dawn of the Roman Empire, when tyranny ruled, a daughter of Egypt and a son of Rome found each other...
Selene's legendary parents are gone. Her country taken, she has been brought to the city of Rome in chains, with only her twin brother, Alexander, to remind her of home and all she once had. 

Living under the watchful eyes of the ruling family, Selene and her brother must quickly learn how to be Roman – and how to be useful to Caesar. She puts her artistry to work, in the hope of staying alive and being allowed to return to Egypt. Before long, however, she is distracted by the young and handsome heir to the empire... 

When the elusive ‘Red Eagle' starts calling for the end of slavery, Selene and Alexander are in grave danger. Will this mysterious figure bring their liberation, or their demise?



Friday, December 9, 2011

"Cleopatra's Daughter" {by Michelle Moran} Book Club Ideas

DECEMBER IS OUR BIGGEST BOOK CLUB OF THE YEAR...
...READ THIS POST TO SEE ALL THE REASONS WHY!

REASON #1:
THE FOOD WILL ROCK YOUR WORLD!!
We always have great food at each of our meetings but the December book club tops them all!
We have been eating our traditional CHEESE & CHOCOLATE FONDUE for the past 6 December book clubs and I'm already looking forward to it this year! We have every dipping imaginable for the cheese and chocolate so no one leaves hungry!
Thanks again to Libby and Angie for making our delicious cheese fondue's and Thank You  Cassandra for bringing the sinfully good dark chocolate fondue!!