Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Daughter of the Nile/Ouke no Monshou


This is a picture of Queen Aishisu. She is King Memphis half sister

This is Prince Izumiru of the Hittis

This is a Picture of Carol and Pharaoh Memphis



Daughter of the Nile also called Ouke no Monshou was written by HOSOKAWA Chieko in August 10,1948. This book take place during the time when Pharaoh Memphis rules and the 21 century. This book is a Historical fiction which was created by a Japanese woman. It is a sounjo manga.

Summary of the book:
This book is about a 17 years old rich American girl name Carol who love learning about old Egyptian history. Carol study archeology in Egypt. While she was in Egypt she find out an old mummy and get caught in a curse that brings tragedy to her family and makes her come back in time. In old Egypt she gets involved with the young, cruel and handsome Pharaoh Memphis and a great deal of intrigues and adventures in the royal palace and the international conflicts of the time.
Isis, the high priestess of ancient Egypt invokes a curse on Carol that flings her back in time every time she falls into the Nile, back to when Memphis ruled the land. In the past, Carol meets the often cruel but handsome and charismatic Pharaoh Memphis, she becomes intertwined with the history of that time, shaping the way conflicts are played out, becoming a national treasure of Egypt and Memphis' as she is hailed by the ancients as the daughter of the Nile Goddess. Because of her knowledge and wisdom she help Egypt win Battle against other land. Other people from other land heard about the Nile Goddess and the wonderful things she can do. They try to kidnap her. Because of this Nile Goddess history will be change and lands will scatter into a civil war between who get to keep the Goddess.

I will recommend readers to get this book because it is a really fun book which involved romance and history.

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Offical website http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Palace/7279/Ouke2.html

1 comment:

Cereja said...

Ouke no Monshou was published in October 1976 and There is no official website.