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Tag: Gillian Bradshaw

  • Book review: Cleopatra’s Heir by Gillian Bradshaw

    Cleopatra’s Heir by Gillian Bradshaw My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve enjoyed Gillian Bradshaw’s historical fiction for many many years. This book has an interesting premise: if Cleopatra and Julius Caesar’s son survived after Cleopatra’s defeat and death, what might have happened to him? Would he have tried to take his throne back? Would…

  • Book review: Render Unto Caesar by Gillian Bradshaw

    Render Unto Caesar by Gillian Bradshaw My rating: 4 of 5 stars Gillian Bradshaw is an underrated historical fiction writer. I have read most of her books (I’m still working on the rest of them), and she does an excellent job integrating a compelling plot with interesting characters set in a historical time period. She…