Arsinoe of Ephesus

About the Book

Arsinoe Cleopatra’s beautiful half sister. Egyptian Princess. Pure blooded descendant of the ruling Ptolemy bloodline. Cleopatra Ruling Queen of Egypt. Of mixed royal blood. Murderer, seducer, schemer and conspirator. Ephesus A magnificent Roman city whose citizens’ lives become intertwined with that of Arsinoe. 47 BC Alexandria, Egypt. The Ptolemy dynasty is in conflict following the death of Ptolemy Auletes XII. Cleopatra, her half sister Arsinoe and their brother Ptolemy XIII are at war. Julius Caesar arrives to broker peace. After the Battle of Alexandria, Arsinoe is dragged through Caesar’s Egyptian Triumph in Rome. Intrigue, conspiracy and assassinations in Ephesus follow Caesar’s death, set against the turmoil of murder and power plays in Rome and Alexandria, as Arsinoe seeks her true place in history as Egypt’s rightful Queen.

About the Author

Lorraine Blundell (Parsons) was born in Brisbane, Australia in 1946. she has a son, Steven and a daughter Jennilee. Lorraine lives in Melbourne, Australia. She hold a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Queensland majoring in English and History, and a teaching qualification in Drama from Trinity College, London. From 1960 to 1966 Lorraine trained in singing at the Queensland State Conservatorium of Music. Spanning that period she had a professional television career as a regular solo vocalist singing on numerous entertainment and variety programs, both State and National, for television channels BTQ 7 and QTQ 9 Brisbane, and HSV 7 Melbourne. She has also performed on stage in amateur musical theatre productions. Her passions are singing, ancient history and archaeology and she has travelled extensively. This is her first novel.