Truth is the Soul of the Sun - A Biographical Novel of Hatshepsut-Maatkare

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(Free-Press-Release.com) July 18, 2009 -- Centuries before Cleopatra there was Hatshepsut, the ancient Egyptian queen who was crowned king and for more than twenty years ruled on the Horus Throne of the Living as the Female Falcon, Maatkare. The name she chose for herself can be read as Maat is the Ka of Re, which translated means The True and Beautiful Manifestation of the Sun’s Divine Life-force. A more poetic but still accurate rendition is Truth is the Soul of the Sun.

Maatkare’s reign was one of the most innovative and prosperous in ancient Egypt’s long history. Art and culture flourished and religious beliefs grew more personal through the worship of Amun-Re, the god hidden in the human heart. Before she became Pharaoh, Hatshepsut served as God’s Wife of Amun, an important economic and spiritual office created by her grandfather that holds the key to her mysterious and unprecedented power. Maatkare was not only a charismatic political leader, she was a mystic who inspired the wholehearted devotion of brilliant men. One of them was Senmut, a commoner she elevated to unparalleled heights of authority. But her most influential advocate was Hapuseneb, the High Priest of Amun and the Governor of the South. Hapuseneb served under three pharaohs and yet only Maatkare is represented in his tomb.

Rich in sensual and meticulously researched detail, Truth is the Soul of the Sun is a uniquely compelling biographical novel. The 565 page book includes a reference section and more than one-hundred footnotes.

Available now as an Amazon Kindle ebook. Paperback Coming Soon.

About the Author:

Maria Isabel Pita was born in Havana, Cuba. Her family left the country when she was ten months old and she grew up in Fairfax, Virginia. Reading, writing and history, especially ancient Egypt, have been her abiding passions ever since she can remember. She attended Florida International University, where she majored in World History and did a double minor in Cultural Anthropology and English Literature. Maria is well known for her literary erotic romances, two of which are set in contemporary Egypt, and for her book Guilty Pleasures, a critically acclaimed collection of romantic erotic stories set all through history.

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