House of Odysseus /
North, Claire,
House of Odysseus / Claire North. - First edition. - vii, 420 pages ; 25 cm. - A songs of Penelope novel ; II . - North, Claire. Songs of Penelope novel ; II. .
"On the isle of Ithaca, queen Penelope maintains a delicate balance of power. Many years ago, her husband Odysseus sailed to war with Troy and never came home. In his absence, Penelope uses all her cunning to keep the peace--a peace that is shattered by the return of Orestes, King of Mycenae, and his sister Elektra. Orestes' hands are stained with his mother's blood. Not so long ago, the son of Agamemnon took Queen Clytemnestra's life on Ithaca's sands. Now, wracked with guilt, he is slowly losing his mind. But a king cannot be seen to be weak, and Elektra has brought him to Ithaca to keep him safe from the ambitious men of Mycenae. Penelope knows destruction will follow in his wake as surely as the furies circle him. His uncle Menelaus, the battle-hungry king of Sparta, longs for Orestes' throne--and if he can seize it, no one will be safe from his violent whims. Trapped between two mad kings, Penelope fights to keep her home from being crushed by a war that stretches from Mycenae and Sparta to the summit of Mount Olympus itself. Her only allies are Elektra, desperate to protect her brother, and Helen of Troy, Menelaus' wife. And watching over them all is the goddess Aphrodite, who has plans of her own. Each woman has a secret. And their secrets will shape the world"--
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Penelope (Greek mythological character) --Fiction.
Orestes, King of Argos (Mythological character) --Fiction.
Electra (Greek mythological figure) --Fiction.
Queens--Fiction.
Kings and rulers--Fiction.
Ithaca Island (Greece)--Fiction.
Mythological fiction.
Novels.
House of Odysseus / Claire North. - First edition. - vii, 420 pages ; 25 cm. - A songs of Penelope novel ; II . - North, Claire. Songs of Penelope novel ; II. .
"On the isle of Ithaca, queen Penelope maintains a delicate balance of power. Many years ago, her husband Odysseus sailed to war with Troy and never came home. In his absence, Penelope uses all her cunning to keep the peace--a peace that is shattered by the return of Orestes, King of Mycenae, and his sister Elektra. Orestes' hands are stained with his mother's blood. Not so long ago, the son of Agamemnon took Queen Clytemnestra's life on Ithaca's sands. Now, wracked with guilt, he is slowly losing his mind. But a king cannot be seen to be weak, and Elektra has brought him to Ithaca to keep him safe from the ambitious men of Mycenae. Penelope knows destruction will follow in his wake as surely as the furies circle him. His uncle Menelaus, the battle-hungry king of Sparta, longs for Orestes' throne--and if he can seize it, no one will be safe from his violent whims. Trapped between two mad kings, Penelope fights to keep her home from being crushed by a war that stretches from Mycenae and Sparta to the summit of Mount Olympus itself. Her only allies are Elektra, desperate to protect her brother, and Helen of Troy, Menelaus' wife. And watching over them all is the goddess Aphrodite, who has plans of her own. Each woman has a secret. And their secrets will shape the world"--
9780316444002 0316444006 9780356516073 0356516075
Little Brown & Co, 53 State st 9th Fl, Boston, MA, USA, 02109, (617)2270730 SAN 200-2205
2022952189
GBC3A5547 bnb
021078787 Uk
Penelope (Greek mythological character) --Fiction.
Orestes, King of Argos (Mythological character) --Fiction.
Electra (Greek mythological figure) --Fiction.
Queens--Fiction.
Kings and rulers--Fiction.
Ithaca Island (Greece)--Fiction.
Mythological fiction.
Novels.