The Alexandrian

By: Martha Rofheart

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

‘I am the seventh Cleopatra of my name, but I mean the world to forget all the others and remember me alone.’ Whilst winning the hearts of the ancient world’s greatest men, the legendary Cleopatra ruled a mighty nation in a time of extensive unrest. Her beauty was matched only by her passion for life, her dignity and her power. Despite being scorned by some as a ruthless, scheming courtesan she was also worshipped as a goddess. In proud defiance of all her critics, she combined her femininity with a ruthless ambition to secure the safety of her land, her people and her children by winning the undying respect and love of Julius Caesar and Marc Antony. The Alexandrian is a wonderful novel, and the magic of it is the thrilling story of this incomparable woman as she might have told it herself. “A brilliant re-creation of Cleopatra and the world she lived in, … She shows herself a vivid and exciting person” — Gwen Bristow “Dramatic, colorful, sure to please … Rofheart’s Cleopatra is a fully delineated, fascinating, and wholly sympathetic figure: charming, intelligent, sensuous, politically acute, and consummately ambitious … An absorbing story from start to finish.” — Publishers Weekly “I followed your Cleopatra with passionate interest. Your book is totally absorbing and the tragic suspense as the story unfolds is almost more than one can bear.” — Lynn Fontanne “The exciting story of a richly endowed human being … Mrs. Rofheart moves her story along at a lively pace.” — Granville Hicks, American Way “Pleasurable tension … Martha Rofheart is a very good writer of historical fiction.” — Bookletter