Let’s Discuss, W. B. Emery and Chris Naunton’s ‘Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt’.
I recently read Chris Naunton’s ‘Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt’, and I must admit that I could not put it down. I hate to admit it but I tend to struggle reading historical fiction, part of me thinks it was down to my four years at university just ‘skim’ reading, training myself to pick out certain parts of the text focusing on my assignments, so this was a pleasant surprise. I found the book to be clear and concise whilst considering opinions from other historians. I must also comment on the images used in the book, which are visually stunning and allow the reader to visualise certain artefacts mentioned throughout each chapter. As I delve deeper into my ancient Egypt interest, the chapters based around Imhotep, Amenhotep I, Tutankhamun (of course), Cleopatra, and Alexander the Great were informative. I was able to learn a lot more about the Greek involvement in Egypt, which I did not know a lot about. I also liked how at the end of the book there is a timeline of th...