Edited by anniekins at 10-07-2023 20:32
Amelia Peabody is Elizabeth Peters' best loved and brilliantcreation, a thoroughly Victorian feminist who takes the stuffy world ofarchaeology by storm with her shocking men's pants and no-nonsense attitude! In this first Egyptian mystery, our headstrong heroinedecides to use her substantial inheritance to see the world. On her travel, sherescues a gentlewoman in distress - Evelyn Barton-Forbes - and the two becomefriends. The two companions continue to Egypt where they face mysteries,mummies and the redoubtable Radcliffe Emerson, and outspoken archaeologist, whodoesn't need women to help him solve mysteries - at least that's what hethinks!
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