Hear from the author about their new mystery novel, The Egyptologist’s Curse. What did the Egyptologists, Howard Carter and Amelia Edwards have in common and were they cursed by the tombs of the Pharaohs? And why were ibises treasured as symbols of Thoth and wisdom? Travel with the painter Marianne North to Egypt and Ceylon, once called the Island of Serendip to discover the answers to these secrets!

This story is based on the real lives of two extraordinary women, the Egyptologist, Amelia Edwards and the painter who impressed Charles Darwin, Marianne North.

A bit about the author: Georgina Kenyon is a writer, journalist and teacher at community colleges, including the WEA and Sydney Community College. She lives in the Blue Mountains. She has written for the BBC and The Guardian as well as scientific magazines and has worked in conservation for UN agencies.

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