The Collector's Daughter: A Novel of the Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb

ISBN-13: 9780063079861 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 384 str.

Gill Paul

Recenzje

"In her latest, Gill Paul has mined an inspiring real-life heroine and unexplored time period to brilliant effect. With exquisitely drawn characters, Paul weaves a tale that's moving and deeply atmospheric, crossing full decades while making the reader feel the heart-pounding race of time. A story not to be missed." - Michelle Gable, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Apartment

"Gill Paul weaves an intriguing tale about an historical mystery we know, and a woman we don't... Wonderfully compelling from beginning to end, The Collector's Daughter will mesmerize its readers as much as the lure of ancient treasures mesmerized these famous Egyptologists. An absolute delight!" - Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author of When We Were Young & Brave

"This is a compelling story, impeccably researched, with a delicious sense of time and place, that combine to bring the historical characters to vivid life... It deals with the big questions too: What is true? Memory versus history, and how we block out the past. I loved that." - Dinah Jefferies, international bestselling author of The Tea Planter's Daughter

"We unravel Lady Evelyn Herbert's story along with her as she sorts through blank spaces where memory once resided, and tells a fascinating tale of exploration, adventure, tragedy and emotion in an effort to recall who she is. A very compelling read that will have you mesmerized!" - Eliza Knight, USA Today bestselling author of The Mayfair Bookshop

"Riveting, emotional and completely fabulous. Lady Eve's fascinating and poignant story held me spellbound. Gill Paul has done it again!" - Tracy Rees, author of The House at Silvermoor

"From the very first chapter of The Collector's Daughter, Gill Paul draws you in to the exotic worlds of Lady Evelyn Herbert, the first person to enter Tutankamun's tomb, and the alarming reverberations of those early adventures through the rest of her life. I didn't want it to end." - Liz Trenow, author of Under a Wartime Sky

"A beautiful and evocative retelling of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun...Gill Paul's sensual exploration of this famous event travels across five decades, asking whether the tragedies that followed were due to curse or coincidence, and giving fresh life to this most beguiling corner of history. Unputdownable!" - Sarah Steele, author of The Missing Pieces of Nancy Moon

"The Collector's Daughter is absolutely glorious. This beautiful novel, exploring the extraordinary life of Lady Evelyn Herbert, and the secrets of Tutankhamun's tomb, oozes with emotion, glamour, and mystery...I was entranced at every step. Gill's writing is utterly transportative and entirely addictive. I cannot rave about this novel enough." - Jenny Ashcroft, author of Meet Me in Bombay

"This is a riveting novel that peels away the mysteries around King Tut's discovery and twisted my stomach into tight knots as I raced through its pages. Gill Paul recreates this glamorous and turbulent moment of history with superb skill... Hugely touching and addictive. I absolutely loved it." - Kate Furnivall, author of The Survivors

"Gill Paul's real strengths lie in giving female historical figures a voice. She is such an empathetic writer and colored Eve's life in with warmth and compassion. Really emotional, unique read and beautifully told. It's made me want to catch a whiff of that tomb and the mysterious poisoned oil." - Kate Thompson, author of Secrets of the Lavender Girls

"Consummate historical fiction writer Paul (Jackie and Maria) has crafted another binge-worthy novel that will enthrall readers." - Library Journal

O autorze

Gill Paul has written thirteen historical novels, many of them re-evaluating extraordinary 20th-century women whom she thinks have been marginalized or misjudged by historians. Her books have reached the top of the US, Canadian, and UK charts, and have been translated into twenty-three languages.

Gill was born and raised in Scotland, apart from an eventful year at school in the US when she was ten. She worked as an editor in nonfiction publishing, then as a ghostwriter, before giving up the "day job" to write fiction full-time. She is also an events organizer for the Historical Writers Association.

Gill loves wild swimming year-round, arranging parties, and traveling whenever and wherever she can.