Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Nephthys by Rachel Louise Driscoll

Posted July 17, 2024 by Stephanie in can't-wait wednesday / 2 Comments

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read.

 

 

Nephthys by Rachel Louise Driscoll
Expected publication: February 6, 2025 by Harvill Secker

Sister. Rival. Protector. The spellbinding story of a forgotten daughter and a forgotten goddess.

Quiet and reserved, Clemmie is happy in the background. But although her parents may overlook her talents, her ability to read hieroglyphs makes her invaluable at the Egyptian relic parties which have made her father the toast of Victorian society.

But at one such party, the words Clemmie interprets from an unusual amulet strike fear into her heart. The beautiful and dangerous glyphs she holds in her hands will change her life forever.

Five years later, Clemmie arrives in Egypt on a mission to save what remains of her family. The childhood game she used to play about the immortal sisters, Isis and Nephthys, has taken on a devastating resonance and it is only by following Nephthys’ story that she can undo the mistakes of the past. On her journey up the Nile she will meet unexpected allies and enemies and, along with long-buried secrets and betrayals, Clemmie will be forced to step into the light.

 

 

I love everything about this book. The cover, the title, the synopsis.  The setting of the Victorian era and Egypt, I just love it. It’s already one of my highest anticipated reads for 2025.

 

 

Are you also looking forward to this book? What do you think of it?
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