false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170652233m/66526.jpg 66526 11 Elizabeth Peters's books about Egyptologist Amelia Peabody are like longer, more literate versions of those letters some relatives send to keep people up to date on their family adventures. They're also lively feminist spoofs on the two-fisted Victorian adventure novels that inspired the Indiana Jones films. In this ninth book in the Peabody series, it's 1903, and Amelia and her clan--irascible husband Emerson, fearless son Ramses, gorgeous ward Nefret--are in Cairo, dealing with everything from mummies (both the ancient and more recent varieties) to affairs of the heart. Previous Peabody paperbacks include <i>The Hippopotamus Pool</i> and <i>The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog.</i> 1619486 1997 Seeing a Large Cat (Amelia Peabody, #9) total:1186|5:11|4:20|3:10|2:0|1:0| 1186 4820 1466 44 5 0 false true Mon Mar 02 10:45:34 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 10:56:45 -0800 2009
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This is the first book where Walter can be considered a "grown up" and as such he is suddenly a much more interesting character, the relationship with his mother changes (for the better) and his sense of humor is allowed to shine.

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The most entertaining part of this novel was Ramses as an adult for me, he was a bit annoying as a child (still fun, but ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Dec 07 17:37:47 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 18:08:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sat Jul 04 09:00:50 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 09:05:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Feb 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 12:23:56 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 12:25:35 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 08 15:33:22 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 15:33:22 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 20:51:28 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 14:10:52 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 31 11:17:18 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 20 12:47:23 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 15:59:57 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 15:20:56 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 15:09:24 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 21:50:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 02 12:30:46 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 12:31:12 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 10:36:19 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 10:36:50 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Feb 10 15:24:41 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 15:24:55 -0800 2009 3 3 0 false false Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 12:03:33 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 16:14:40 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Mar 18 17:09:54 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 06 11:29:59 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 18 17:09:54 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Dec 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 19:54:46 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 00:05:25 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=66526