![]() The picturesque daily life of the Egyptians -the shopkeepers and their shops in the vivid movement of the Marketplaces the colorful flow of activities along the Nile's banks the sumptuous luxury of the royal palace's rooms and their occupants – is presented through a wealth of freshly described, and almost photographic detail. That dark and desperate journey mounts swiftly to a climax of fearsome events with suspense that is both thrilling and absorbing. When Sheftu is ordered by Thutmose to travel to the awesome Valley of the Tombs of Kings, to despoil the burying place of Thutmose I in order to secure its needed treasure of gold -and Mara faces the full knowledge of his danger in this mission -she realizes her love for him. ![]() Life for Mara in the royal palace at Thebes moves with a sinister undercurrent of intrigue and danger. Sheftu also decides to employ Mara as a go-between at court for himself and Thutmose. Characters Teta: A servant that works with Mara and frequently scolds and complains about Mara's doing. ![]() 1 It follows Mara, a young Egyptian slave girl who takes up a dangerous job as a double spy between two different masters. On the Nile river boat, The Silver Beetle, Mara becomes acquainted with Sheftu, a youth who describes himself as "a scribe's apprentice" but is in reality Lord Sheftu, leader of the movement to depose the profligate queen and to put Thutmose on the throne of Egypt. Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw is a historical fiction children's book. ![]() On an escapade in the marketplace in Menfe, Mara, the mistreated slave of a wealthy jewel trader, attracts the notice of a mysterious white-hooded man who buys her to use as a spy in the service of Thutmose. ![]()
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