Cleopatra's Palace: In Search of a Legend

  • Laura Foreman
Random House, $35
Cleopatra, a woman who left her mark on history, but whose world was submerged by the Mediterranean, is revealed in Cleopatra's Palace In Search of a Legend by Laura Foreman (Random House, $35) The book explores Cleopatra's era and how it came about with the aid of art and artefacts, such as this relief showing a woman in a birthing chair.