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Seeing a Large Cat (Amelia Peabody Book 9) Kindle Edition

by Elizabeth Peters (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,382 ratings
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No villain is safe in 1903 Egypt as feisty archaeologist Amelia Peabody embarks on her ninth adventure.

According to an ancient Egyptian papyrus, dreaming of a large cat means good luck. And that's just what Amelia Peabody could use, as her growing family matures in the new century. What's more, Amelia's dashing husband Emerson has received a mysterious warning not to enter the Valley of the Kings. To Emerson's annoyance, Amelia's meddling distracts her attention as she exposes a fraudulent spiritualist, saves a marriage, and plays matchmaker. But diabolical forces are at work when an unknown tomb reveals a shocking murder -- and the Peabody family dodges bullets from an assassin determined to put an end to their discoveries.
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    Grand Central Publishing
  6. Publication date
    November 11, 2009
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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 The Hippopotamus Pool and The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Amelia's unquenchable joie de l'aventure continues to define the exuberant style of these mysteries, but Peters doesn't leave it at that. There are always grand views of Egyptian antiquities in her stories, as well as acidic caricatures of globe-trotting tourists and the endlessly entertaining spectacle of busy professional parents confounded by their own progeny. -- The New York Times Book Review, Marilyn Stasio --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002WAUVK0
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grand Central Publishing (November 11, 2009)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 11, 2009
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1870 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 435 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,382 ratings

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ELIZABETH PETERS, whose New York Times best-selling novels are often set against historical backdrops, earned a Ph.D. in Egyptology at the University of Chicago. She also writes best-selling books under the pseudonym Barbara Michaels. She lives in Frederick, Maryland.

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Kelly G
5.0 out of 5 stars She's human!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2020
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I'm different from other readers of this series in that this is my first time through. As such, I missed one of the most important details of the series right from the beginning and it affected my entire attitude right up until this particular book. Therefore, when I read this novel, it became my favorite of the series for many reasons. Surely, the excellent writing, the wonderful recreation of Victorian Egypt, and the mystery that induces many a night of page-turning suspense are all givens. However, I had another reason.

For me, this was the novel in the series where the great and powerful Amelia Peabody Emerson was truly rumbled.

Again, I make no secret of the fact that I missed a major detail from the get-go. The detail was that Amelia, in all her Victorian, British, "stiff upper lip" glory is a caricature of the literary heroes of that time. Peters regularly references Rider Haggard (creator of Allan Quartermain) and uses Emerson to loudly denunciate the genre. Yet, as I read the preceding books, all of Amelia's efficiency, self-righteousness, and professed "calm intelligence" drove me insane. I was actually on the edge of giving up the series for good when I reached a glorious scene between Ramses, Nefret, and David. In an honest reminder to never underestimate teenagers, they discuss Amelia's foibles, thereby making her the human everyone knows (and I should have known) she is.

The story itself is all one should expect from Elizabeth Peters - daring, chaotic, nail-biting, with that ever present dash of wit and humor. Yet, for me, it was the turning point in the series where the heroine becomes....just Amelia. The future books have a chance to be less about creating Amelia as this great dynamic presence - the Sitt Hakim - and more about having her out of her comfort zone...as a mother, as an aunt...maybe even as a wife. I like the human Amelia much more than the heroine and I look forward to reading more of her exploits (as long as the kids keep her humble)!
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5.0 out of 5 stars I cannot be objective - I love Amelia Peabody.
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2016
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These books are fun to read. I love the books in the Amelia Peabody series - not just for the mystery at the heart of each book but for the characters she writes so well. I enjoy this lively family she has described throughout the series and look forward to see how each of them ages and matures, or doesn't. I also enjoy being immersed in the politics and difficulties of late 19th/early 20th century Egyptology; reading the day to day descriptions of the commitment and intensity and sheer backbreaking work on a dig; the humor and passion of the family who made it their lifes' work to find and responsibly document the tombs of the ancient egyptians and through those discoveries get a glimpse into the life and times of the pharoahs. All of this while facing untold dangers and solving a murder or two. When the series ended I missed the family, but then I remembered as with all books, one can simply turn back to page 1 and begin again.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Always Fun
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2019
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These novels are great prep for a tour of Egypt. I was amazed how much Egyptological lore I had absorbed from the Amelia Peabody series when I visited Egypt recently.
The novels are well plotted and written. They are largely chronological so read sequentially to follow the developments in the characters’ lives.
I will read all of them eventually, I-hope.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Two mysteries and many changes for the good
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2017
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It has been three years since last we heard from our intrepid and blessedly unique family. Ramses is 16 and spent the summer with the Sheik "learning to be a man" now he must chaff under his mother treating him as though he were not, in their second home, already almost two years older than their definition of a grown up, Selim is married (more than once) and has many children and he is only 18. David is also now 18 but still very much Ramses' friend confidant, brother and (technically adopted cousin, calling Walter and Evelyn parents) and Nefret is 19 and the cause of many hearts breaking across England and Egypt including Ramses (though he has been smitten since he first saw her five years ago). This is the first time, via Manuscript "H" that Ramses contributes to the tales, and being Ramses it is as romantic as Peabody but with a bit more cynicism and logic thrown in, leading the Reader to forget he is just 16. Cyrus figures large and Carter as a historical figure figures more than those archeologists have in the past. We are hit with old friends Enid and Donald Fraser in marital crisis unwittingly caused by "medium" Katherine, described delightfully as a pleased tabby cat ( I think of Old Possum's Gumby Cat when I read Amelia's various comparisons). How to convince a gullible husband in "love" with a 3000year dead "princess" to rejoin with his pining and loyal spouse whom he now ignores (and give Katherine's poor feet a rest from "searching" all of the Valley of the Kings for her "lost" tomb)? Throw in a frustratingly rude US Colonel practically demanding that the Emerson clan take on the responsibility of his wayward 20-22 year old romantically predatory (especially toward Ramses) daughter of China doll looks and viper temperament, throw in a bit of social commentary on US and British attitudes toward the so called "natives" and you are in for as Emerson and Nefret might say"a devil of a ride!"😁
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Fern McGee
5.0 out of 5 stars Elizabeth Peters Series
Reviewed in Canada on October 27, 2016
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Elizabeth Peters has a way of writing that makes you feel as if you are participating in the adventures; great books and a good read. Hard to put down once you have started them.
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noname.blue
4.0 out of 5 stars Good suspense and mystery
Reviewed in Germany on August 30, 2014
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This time, the Emersons are warned to stay away from an unknown tomb, which of course makes them eager to find it; and Ramses being preyed upon by a spoiled young American girl and the demands of her rich father to care for her. Also, old friend Enid makes a re-appearance and needs help.
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Mary
5.0 out of 5 stars Seeing a large cat
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 4, 2012
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the book is an adventure story set in the early 20th century. The atmosphere of the British ruling classes in Egypt at that time is well portrayed. The book is also humourous with Amelia Peabody a larger than life figure and her family are excentric and loverble at the same time. This is an adventure story full of intrigue and suspense. I couldn't stop reading.
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Eileen
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on September 6, 2015
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My husband and I are enjoying the series since our 2008'trip to Egypt!
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Jax
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 4, 2015
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The Amelia books always deliver. The stories combine , Archeology, Adventure, intrigue and occasionally romance. It is good to see the family grow and mature. It is almost like they are members of your own family and you watch with delight the development of their lives.
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