I have a series of books by Pauline Gedge (Lords of the Two Lands). The first one is "The Hippopotamus Marsh". It's historical fiction set in Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom timeframe. It deals with the dealings of the now subject royal family (living as local nobles in Waset (Thebes)) during the reign of the Hyksos and the BLOODY civil war it took to regain their kingdom. I have to warn you three things about these books:

1) Long periods of inter-scene boredom (marches, intrigue that leads nowhere, training of armies that gets too much detail)

2) They are very, very bloody. Ms. Gedge describes events in graphic detail.

3) If you're of Semitic descent, you may be a bit offended with the way the Hyksos are portrayed. The books are very pro-Egyptian.

Other than that, they are really, really good. Very engrossing and offer insight into every day details you might not think of. If you're interested, PM me your snail mail address and I'll send you the first one (slow mail, if you don't mind, very cheap). If you like, I'll be your library for the other two.