![]() ![]() And even as she makes her boldest move of all, her enemies will plot her downfall. Ever daring, she will lead a vast army and build great temples, but always she will be torn between the demands of leadership and the desires of her heart. ![]() Once, Hatshepsut anticipated being free to live and love as she chose. And when Thut suddenly dies, Hatshepsut becomes de facto ruler, as regent to her two-year-old nephew. But it is another of Thut's wives, the commoner Aset, who bears him a son, while Hatshepsut develops a searing attraction for his brilliant adviser Senenmut. ![]() Hatshepsut enters a loveless marriage with her half brother, Thut, to secure his claim to the Isis Throne and produce a male heir. But the death of her elder sister, Neferubity, in a gruesome accident arising from Hatshepsut's games forces her to confront her guilt.and sets her on a profoundly changed course. The pharaoh's pampered second daughter, lively, intelligent Hatshepsut, delights in racing her chariot through the marketplace and testing her archery skills in the Nile's marshlands. ![]()
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