Daughter of Egypt

Daughter of Egypt

Author: Marie Benedict Listening Length: 11h 26m

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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THEBES, EGYPT

The drums beat low and slow, reverberating deep within me.

I walk in time with the rhythm until it matches the thumping of my heart.

I feel at one with the musicians and the priests and the royals and the viziers and the dignitaries and the thousands of citizens marching in this funeral procession since dawn—to bury my father, Pharaoh Thutmose.