About this title: An ambitious Egyptian peasant girl named Thu persuades her brother to teach her all he learns at the temple school. Later, she is apprenticed by the physician Hui. At age 14 she is called to treat Pharaoh Ramses III, becomes a concubine in his harem, and is eventually recruited to poison him.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Soho Press
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9781569470435ISBN:156947043X
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Edition: First U.S. Edition
Binding: Hardcover with DJ
Publisher: New York: Soho Press Inc., 1995.
ISBN-13:9781569470435ISBN:156947043X
Description: Bound in a blue spine with gray boards, 513 pages. CONDITION: One of the preliminary blank pages has a small inscription from a previous owner; otherwise, the book is in Near Very Good condition (Fine is our highest grade, then Very Good) in a Very Good dust jacket that has a corner crease on the back flap. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Soho Press
Date Published: 1995-10
ISBN-13:9781569470435ISBN:156947043X
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Soho Press
Date Published: 2003-07-01
ISBN-13:9781569470725ISBN:1569470723
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Soho Press Inc
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9781569470435ISBN:156947043X
Description: ISBN 1-56947-043-X. Hardback. First U.S. Printing. Very Good condition book, with some dustsoiling on top edge of book and on back endpaper, in a Very Good condition dustjacket with minor rubs and creases around its edges. Tight, sound, unmarked copy. $25.00 original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket. Dustjacket has been placed in a clear Brodart protective cover, causing no harm to the dustjacket, for your enjoyment and the dustjacket's protection. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Soho Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781569470725ISBN:1569470723
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date Published: 01/01/1998
ISBN-13:9781569470725ISBN:1569470723
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"Thu is a peasant girl who wants more for herself. She is selfish, and ambitious. She is brought to the Pharoah as a concubine after being trained as a physician. How far will Thu's ambition take her? How far will she fall? this book was amazing. I didn't like Thu a lot of the time, but I also felt sympathetic for her. This is a must-read if you are a fan of Egypt, or a historical fiction buff. Since I am a fan of both this was a great read."
"This was the third reading for me of House of Dreams, by Canadian author, Pauline Gedge. The novel still stands up.
Set in ancient Egypt, House of Dreams takes you through political machinations and the vain dreams of an ambitious and fiesty girl known as Thu. Gedge's ability to raise an ancient world, complete with the arid atmosphere pinching your nose and the feel fine linen on your burning skin is utterly spell-binding. A power-house writer, and a fabulous read."
"Beautiful story--all engrossing and utterly tragic. I think the hardest part about this book was the knowledge that Thu, the main character, was so intelligent and ambitious, yet her only source of power had to come from the men around her. True to history, but tragic."
"Gedge does a wonderful job of painting time and place. Her historical fiction placed in ancient Egypt is some of the best. This book is told from the viewpoint of a would be murderess, who Gedge draws with wonderful shading."
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