Alexandria: The Last Nights of Cleopatra

Peter Stothard (Get this book)

A thoroughly enjoyable combination of history, autobiography, travel and general musings about Alexandria. Times Literary Supplement editor Stothard (The Spartacus Road, 2010, etc.) started writing about Cleopatra when he was in elementary school, and this book is the eighth version of his work. It is a joy to watch the classically trained mind assemble the story. Don't try to categorize this book; just read it and let it flow over you.--Kirkus