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'''''Mara, Daughter of the Nile''''' is a YA novel by Eloise McGraw that is equal parts espionage thriller and romance novel, set in Ancient Egypt. The plot follows the slave girl Mara as she is sold by her brutal master, only to find herself drawn into two rival plots that involve the throne of Egypt. While at first acting only for herself, Mara finds herself falling for one of her two masters and believing in his cause. But maintaining her tenuous double life grows more and more difficult, and her failure to do so has consequences that change the course of Egypt's history.
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* [[Ancient Egypt]]: Naturally
* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Thutmose and Inanni. Neither are very happy with the idea.
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* [[La Résistance]]: The faction that Sheftu leads on behalf of the king is basically this.
* [[Long Hair Is Feminine]]: Inanni's hip-length hair is just one of many cues of her gentle and nurturing personality.
* [[Mata Hari]]: Mara has definite elements of this. Note, however, that her employer didn't ''intend'' for her to captivate the leader of [[La Résistance]] into revealing nearly all his secrets to her. ▼
* [[Mundane Luxury]]: Basic makeup and non-ragged clothing are this for Mara when she first assumes her role as the princess's interpreter.
* [[Mysterious Past]]: Mara has vague memories of being a free child in a wealthy household, and Sheftu wonders if she was a child of noble birth stolen and sold into slavery. The truth is never revealed.
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* [[Scullery Maid]]: Mara was this as a slave in Zasha's house.
* [[Secret Relationship]]: Mara and Sheftu's [[Will They or Won't They?]] and [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]] have to be kept secret during their cover lives as great lord and lowly interpretor who barely have an excuse to interact. [[Everyone Can See It|Of course, people notice anyway]].
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* [[Servile Snarker]]: Mara.
* [[She Is the King]]: Hatshepshut, as in [[Real Life]]. It's even noted that she wears masculine attire and a false beard in court.
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