The Visitors

by Sally Beauman

Book Overview

Based on a true story of discovery, The Visitors is New York Times bestselling author Sally Beauman's brilliant recreation of the hunt for Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings--a dazzling blend of fact and fiction that brings to life a lost world of exploration, adventure, and danger, and the audacious men willing to sacrifice everything to find a lost treasure. In 1922, when eleven year-old Lucy is sent to Egypt to recuperate from typhoid,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062302701
• ISBN13: 9780062302700
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Haunting historical novel

I read this book over a year ago and still think of it often. Every person I have recommended The Visitors to has become a fan. I am in my sixties and my daughter in her forties, yet we both love this book. Can't recommend it enough, especially if you are intrigued by Egypt and the discovery of King Tut's tomb. It's outstanding.