Daughter of Egypt

Daughter of Egypt

Author: Marie Benedict Listening Length: 11h 26m
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In the 1920s, archeologist Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon of Highclere Castle made headlines around the world with the discovery of the treasure-filled tomb of the boy Pharaoh Tutankhamun. But behind it all stood Lady Evelyn Herbert—daughter of Lord Carnarvon—whose daring spirit and relentless curiosity made the mo...

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CAIRO, EGYPT

I am warm down to my bones. For the first time since we left bitterly cold England, really. The thick rays of the sun bake me from within, and a frozen part of me feels suddenly alive. A heat that deepens when I consider that this is the same sun that warmed Hatshepsut.

“Eve,” Mama scolds, gesturing to the hovering porters and dragomen. “Stop dawdling. The men are ready to bring our trunks into the hotel.”

We stand on the wrought-iron veranda of Shepheard’s Hotel in the Ezbekiyya neighborhood, one of the European and British quarters in the city, and I cannot tear my eyes away from the sight unfurling before me.