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From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City’s most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back.
Egypt, 1936: When anthropology student Charlotte Cross is offered a coveted spot on an archaeological dig in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, she leaps at the opportunity. That is until an unbearable tragedy strikes.
New York City, 1978: Nineteen-year-old Annie Jenkins is thrilled when she lands an opportunity to work for former Vogue fashion editor Diana Vreeland, who’s in the midst of organizing the famous Met Gala, hosted at the museum and known across the city as the “party of the year.”
Meanwhile, Charlotte is now leading a quiet life as the associate curator of the Met’s celebrated Department of Egyptian Art. She’s consumed by her research on Hathorkare—a rare female pharaoh dismissed by most other Egyptologists as unimportant.
The night of the gala: One of the Egyptian art collection’s most valuable artifacts goes missing, and there are signs Hathorkare’s legendary curse might be reawakening. Annie and Charlotte team up to search for the missing antiquity, and a desperate hunch leads the unlikely duo to one place Charlotte swore she’d never return: Egypt. But if they have any hope of finding the artifact, Charlotte will need to confront the demons of her past—which may mean leading them both directly into danger.
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- ISBN: 9780593474297
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August 1, 2024
Davis, bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue, a GMA book club pick, sets her newest in NYC and Egypt. In 1936, Charlotte worked on a dig in the Valley of the Kings. In 1978, she is an associate curator at the Met. Also at the Met is 18-year-old Annie, working with Diana Vreeland on the famous Costume Institute gala. When an artifact goes missing from the museum, Charlotte and Annie join forces to find it. Prepub Alert.
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Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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October 15, 2024
Two timelines intertwine in the latest from prolific historical fiction author Davis (The Spectacular, 2021), following the lives of Charlotte Cross and Annie Jenkins. In Egypt, 1937, Charlotte, an anthropology student in the Valley of the Kings, makes life-altering discoveries and falls in love, leading her into the dangerous world of stolen antiquities and the rumored curse of Hathorkare, a misunderstood female pharaoh. Meanwhile, in 1978 New York, after years of caring for her mother, 18-year-old Annie struggles to find her own path. Charlotte's and Annie's stories converge at the Metropolitan Museum during preparations for the lavish Met Gala. Older, wiser, and still haunted by her past in Egypt, Charlotte reconnects with an artifact she hasn't seen in 40 years and must finally confront her long-buried secrets, while Annie learns to take control of her own life. With its themes of antiquities repatriation, personal loss, and women's resilience, The Stolen Queen is a captivating exploration of identity and strength, with twists that will compel readers till the very end.COPYRIGHT(2024) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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September 9, 2024
In this alluring outing from Davis (The Spectacular), two women team up to find an artifact that’s gone missing from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It’s 1978 and curator Charlotte Cross, who specializes in Egyptian antiquities, has spent the past three years working to prove female pharaoh Hathorkare was not “universally reviled,” and that her visage was not damaged directly after her death, as conventionally believed, but decades later. Charlotte must visit Egypt to prove her thesis, a trip she’s avoided because of devastating memories from when she studied abroad there in the 1930s. In a parallel narrative, 19-year-old housekeeper Annie Jenkins dreams of becoming a fashion designer. When she lands a job as the assistant to Met Gala organizer Diana Vreeland, she thinks she’s hit the jackpot. But the night of the gala, one of the museum’s most famous Egyptian pieces disappears, and Charlotte and Annie join forces to track it down. Their search leads them to Egypt, where Charlotte will finally face her past—if she and Annie aren’t killed first. The action-packed novel brims with Davis’s customary meticulous research and adds insight to debates over whether artifacts should remain in their country of origin. There’s plenty of substance to this rousing adventure. Agent: Stefanie Lieberman, Janklow & Nesbit Assoc.
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