{"product_id":"cleopatra","title":"Cleopatra","description":"\u003ch4\u003eSaara El-Arifi | Paperback | February 2026\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn enthralling, groundbreaking reimagining of an iconic queen, from the #1\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Enchanting, smart, and subversive – El-Arifi’s masterpiece' R. F. Kuang\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Lush world-building and lyrical prose burn brightly on every page' JENNIFER SAINT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Addictive and entertaining' \u003ci\u003eSTYLIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An extraordinary achievement’ SAMANTHA SHANNON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eYOU KNOW MY NAME.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBUT YOU DO NOT KNOW ME.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYour historians call me seductress, but I was ever in love's thrall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYour playwrights speak of witchcraft, but my talents came from the gods themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYour poets sing of my bloodlust, but I was always protecting my children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHow wilfully they refuse to concede that a woman could be powerful, strategic, divinely blessed to rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDeath will silence me no longer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis is not the story of how I died. But how I lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom one of the most remarkable and acclaimed storytellers of her generation, the #1 bestselling author of FAEBOUND and THE FINAL STRIFE, this epic and groundbreaking new novel shows us Cleopatra on her own terms.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSAARA EL-ARIFI is the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ending Fire trilogy and Faebound. El-Arifi knew she was a storyteller from the moment she told her first lie. Over the years, she has perfected her tall tales into epic ones. She has lived in many countries, had many jobs, and owned many more cats. After a decade of working in marketing and communications, she returned to academia to complete a master’s degree in African studies alongside her writing career. She currently resides in London as a full-time procrastinator. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram at @saaraelarifi or on her website www.saaraelarifi.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booxies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47975993868455,"sku":null,"price":44.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/1523\/0375\/files\/cleopatra.jpg?v=1771990614","url":"https:\/\/booxies.com\/en-nz\/products\/cleopatra","provider":"booxies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}