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The twice born

Summary: "This is a bold, new Egyptian novel, the first new novel in over 5 years, from the bestselling author of The Lords of Two Lands trilogy. When Huy is sent away from his family's farm to a prestigious school for a chance at a better life as a scribe, he is befriended by the family of the local governor. But soon after, an unexpected attack shockingly takes Huy's life. After five days in a crypt being prepared for his own burial, Huy miraculously revives. His return makes him a pariah, and he finds himself haunted by visions of the deaths of those around him."--Publisher.

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  • ISBN: 0143052918 (paperback)
  • ISBN: 9780143052913 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: vi, 554 pages ; 23 cm
    regular print
    print
  • Publisher: Toronto : Penguin Canada, 2007.
Subject: Jealousy -- Fiction
Near-death experiences -- Fiction
Farm life -- Fiction
Boarding schools -- Fiction
Scribes -- Egypt -- Fiction
Social classes -- Fiction
Egypt -- History, Ancient -- Fiction
Genre: Historical fiction.
Canadian fiction.

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Summary: "This is a bold, new Egyptian novel, the first new novel in over 5 years, from the bestselling author of The Lords of Two Lands trilogy. When Huy is sent away from his family's farm to a prestigious school for a chance at a better life as a scribe, he is befriended by the family of the local governor. But soon after, an unexpected attack shockingly takes Huy's life. After five days in a crypt being prepared for his own burial, Huy miraculously revives. His return makes him a pariah, and he finds himself haunted by visions of the deaths of those around him."--Publisher.

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