The Stolen Queen

From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City’s most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back. Egypt 1936: When anthropology student Charlotte Cross is offered a coveted spot on an archaeological dig in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings she leaps at the opportunity. That is until an unbearable tragedy strikes. New York City 1978: Nineteen-year-old Annie Jenkins is thrilled when she lands an opportunity to work for former Vogue fashion editor Diana Vreeland who’s in the midst of organizing the famous Met Gala hosted at the museum and known across the city as the “party of the year.” Meanwhile Charlotte is now leading a quiet life as the associate curator of the Met’s celebrated Department of Egyptian Art. She’s consumed by her research on Hathorkare—a rare female pharaoh dismissed by most other Egyptologists as unimportant. <