Diana Preston is an Oxford-trained historian and the author of A First Rate Tragedy, The Boxer Rebellion, Lusitania: An Epic Tragedy, and Before the Fallout: From Marie Curie to Hiroshima, which won the 2006 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology. With her husband, Michael, she has coauthored A Pirate of Exquisite Mind and Taj Mahal. She lives in London, England.
"If there is a better book about Cleopatra for today's reader, I
don't know what it is... It's a very good book." --Washington
Post"Defying the traditional mythology that paints them as doomed
star-crossed lovers, Preston places this amazing power couple
firmly into the historical, political, and military contexts that
shaped them and were, in turn, shaped by them." --Booklist"This
very readable work is highly recommended to all history
collections, as well as those in gender or women's studies and
biography." --Library Journal
If there is a better book about Cleopatra for today's reader, I
don't know what it is It's a very good book. "Washington Post"
Defying the traditional mythology that paints them as doomed
star-crossed lovers, Preston places this amazing power couple
firmly into the historical, political, and military contexts that
shaped them and were, in turn, shaped by them. "Booklist" This very
readable work is highly recommended to all history collections, as
well as those in gender or women's studies and biography. "Library
Journal""
"If there is a better book about Cleopatra for today's reader, I
don't know what it is... It's a very good book."--"Washington""
Post""Defying the traditional mythology that paints them as doomed
star-crossed lovers, Preston places this amazing power couple
firmly into the historical, political, and military contexts that
shaped them and were, in turn, shaped by them.""--Booklist""This
very readable work is highly recommended to all history
collections, as well as those in gender or women's studies and
biography.""--Library Journal"
“If there is a better book about Cleopatra for today's reader, I
don't know what it is… It’s a very good book.”—"Washington""
Post"“Defying the traditional mythology that paints them as doomed
star-crossed lovers, Preston places this amazing power couple
firmly into the historical, political, and military contexts that
shaped them and were, in turn, shaped by them.”"—Booklist"“This
very readable work is highly recommended to all history
collections, as well as those in gender or women's studies and
biography.”"—Library Journal"
Touting Cleopatra and Anthony as the original celebrity couple, Preston (Before the Fallout: From Marie Curie to Hiroshima) weaves their romance into an explanation of the political environment of one of the most important eras of Western history. Indeed, in her extensive research, Preston seeks to unravel the centuries of myth that shroud the infamous couple to reveal who they were in their own time and society. In what became a game of propaganda and politics against Octavian, Cleopatra was painted as a villainous seductress who led Antony astray rather than a cultured queen who spoke more than seven languages. Preston's convincing narrative claims that had Cleopatra and Antony won the battle of Actium, not only would their personal love story have unfolded less tragically, but the region would have developed with more tolerance-and perhaps a difference outcome for later historical figures, including Jesus-thus rewriting Western history entirely. This very readable work is highly recommended to all history collections, as well as those in gender or women's studies and biography.-Crystal Goldman, Univ. of Utah Lib., Salt Lake City Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
"If there is a better book about Cleopatra for today's reader, I
don't know what it is... It's a very good book." --Washington
Post"Defying the traditional mythology that paints them as doomed
star-crossed lovers, Preston places this amazing power couple
firmly into the historical, political, and military contexts that
shaped them and were, in turn, shaped by them." --Booklist"This
very readable work is highly recommended to all history
collections, as well as those in gender or women's studies and
biography." --Library Journal
If there is a better book about Cleopatra for today's reader, I don't know what it is It's a very good book. "Washington Post" Defying the traditional mythology that paints them as doomed star-crossed lovers, Preston places this amazing power couple firmly into the historical, political, and military contexts that shaped them and were, in turn, shaped by them. "Booklist" This very readable work is highly recommended to all history collections, as well as those in gender or women's studies and biography. "Library Journal""
"If there is a better book about Cleopatra for today's reader, I don't know what it is... It's a very good book."--"Washington"" Post""Defying the traditional mythology that paints them as doomed star-crossed lovers, Preston places this amazing power couple firmly into the historical, political, and military contexts that shaped them and were, in turn, shaped by them.""--Booklist""This very readable work is highly recommended to all history collections, as well as those in gender or women's studies and biography.""--Library Journal"
"If there is a better book about Cleopatra for today's reader, I don't know what it is... It's a very good book."-"Washington"" Post""Defying the traditional mythology that paints them as doomed star-crossed lovers, Preston places this amazing power couple firmly into the historical, political, and military contexts that shaped them and were, in turn, shaped by them.""-Booklist""This very readable work is highly recommended to all history collections, as well as those in gender or women's studies and biography.""-Library Journal"
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