Arachne (Historical Novel)

Arachne is a historical novel set in ancient Egypt depicting the fate of the Greek sculptor Hermon. Hermon takes young Egyptian Ledscha, daughter of a rich ship-owner, to be the model for his next sculpture. Young and restless Ledscha falls in love with the flourishing artist, so when Harmon eventually chooses another model, she makes a shattering decision in distress.