Join the Talk It Up! book club at Kingwood Branch Library in November as we read & discuss The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis.
"Egypt, 1936: When anthropology student Charlotte Cross is offered a coveted spot on an archaeological dig in Egypt, . . . she leaps at the opportunity. But after an unbearable tragedy strikes, Charlotte knows her future will never be the same.
New York City, 1978: Eighteen-year-old Annie Jenkins is thrilled when she lands an opportunity to work for iconic former Vogue fashion editor Diana Vreeland, who's in the midst of organizing the famous Met Gala. Annie soon realizes she'll have her work cut out for her, scrambling to meet Diana's capricious demands . . .
Meanwhile, Charlotte, now leading a quiet life as the associate curator of the Met's celebrated Department of Egyptian Art, wants little to do with the upcoming gala. She's consumed with her research on Hathorkare, a rare female pharaoh dismissed by most other Egyptologists . . .
[W]hen one of the Egyptian art collection's most valuable artifacts goes missing, . . . there are signs Hathorkare's legendary curse might be reawakening. As Annie & Charlotte team up to search for the missing antiquity, a desperate hunch leads the unlikely duo to one place Charlotte swore she'd never return: Egypt. But if they're to have any hope of finding the artifact, Charlotte will need to confront the demons of her past . . ."
A limited number of copies of the book selection are made available each month for check-out at the downstairs circulation desk at the branch.
