An easy read and very enjoyable. Set in Egypt during the reign of Hatshepsut. Mara is a slave girl who is bought by a man who serves Hatshepsut, but falls in love with a man who is the leader of the rebellion to over throw Hatshepsut and bring Thutmose to the throne. Mara has to decide whether to obey her master or support the rebellion. She has big adventures, some dangerous, and discovers that her love of Egypt is greater than her desire for freedom. She is clever, but likeable.