Ancient Egypt

This month we returned to a previous theme that was extremely popular! Book club members were asked to send in their suggestions for both fictional and non-fictional works set around on the theme of “Ancient Egypt”.

After being presented with a shortlist, the final vote was for… (keep scrolling!)

A Thousand Miles Up The Nile

Amelia B. Edwards

In A Thousand Miles Up the Nile, Amelia B. Edwards — novelist, journalist, and trailblazing adventurer — takes you aboard a private sailboat on the Nile in 1873. What begins as a leisurely escape from London’s dreary weather becomes a vivid, unforgettable odyssey through Egypt’s temples, tombs, and timeless landscapes.

Meet the real-life inspiration behind Amelia Peabody. Fans of Elizabeth Peters’ fictional heroine will delight in discovering Amelia B. Edwards — the fearless, witty woman who blazed the trail for generations of Egyptologists (fictional or otherwise). Her dry humor, sharp insight, and deep reverence for ancient Egypt leap off every page.