{"product_id":"cleopatras-shadows-9780316382991","title":"Cleopatra's Shadows","description":"\u003cb\u003ePage-turning historical fiction that reimagines the beginnings of Cleopatra's epic saga through the eyes of her younger sister.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Before Caesar and the carpet, before Antony and Actium, before Octavian and the asp, there was Arsinoe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Abandoned by her beloved Cleopatra and an indifferent father, young Arsinoe must fight for her survival in the bloodthirsty royal court when her half-sister Berenice seizes Egypt's throne. Even as the quick-witted girl wins Berenice's favor, a new specter haunts her days-dark dreams that have a habit of coming true. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To survive, she escapes the palace for the war-torn streets of Alexandria. Meanwhile, Berenice confronts her own demons as she fights to maintain power. When their deposed father Ptolemy marches on the city with a Roman army, both daughters must decide where their allegiances truly lie, and Arsinoe grapples with the truth, that the only way to survive her dynasty is to rule it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316382991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Emily Holleman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44413548888245,"sku":"9780316382991","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0ae42ec4-6b2a-45bd-8ffd-779084eb9995.jpg?v=1720537590","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/cleopatras-shadows-9780316382991","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}