Children of the Storm (Paperback)
| Author: Elizabeth Peters |
Product Details:
| With her family in tow, successful archaeologist and amateur sleuth Amelia Peabody prepares for yet another Egyptian excavation with hopes of a quiet season without death-defying incidents, but old dangers bring fresh foes and Amelia finds herself and family in the throes of peril. Reprint. *Author: Peters, Elizabeth *Publication Date: 2004/04/01 *Number of Pages: 416 *Binding Type: Paperback *Language: English *Depth: 1.25 *Width: 4.00 *Height: 6.50 |
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From the Publisher:
A Great War has ended, but evil still casts a long shadow over a violence-scarred land. One woman -- an adventurer and archaeologist with a brilliant mind -- must now confront a dreadful adversary more fiendish and formidable than any she has ever encountered. But by doing so, she may be feeding the flames of a devastating firestorm that threatens the fragile lives of the tender and innocent. With her family in tow, successful archaeologist and amateur sleuth Amelia Peabody prepares for yet another Egyptian excavation with hopes of a quiet season without death-defying incidents, but old dangers bring fresh foes and Amelia finds herself and family in the throes of peril. Reprint.A Great War has ended, but evil still casts a long shadow over a violence-scarred land. One woman -- an adventurer and archaeologist with a brilliant mind -- must now confront a dreadful adversary more fiendish and formidable than any she has ever encountered. But by doing so, she may be feeding the flames of a devastating firestorm that threatens the fragile lives of the tender and innocent. |
This latest chapter in the chronicles of archaeologist Amelia Peabody Emerson finds her and her kin at the end of World War I, with unrest in Egypt, her son engaged in a curious relationship with a mysterious woman, and powerful forces jeopardizing the lives of her family and friends.











