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Empress of the Ni...

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Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction

by Lynne Olson (Goodreads Author)

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by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Goodreads Author)

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Goodreads Author)

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