A daring and timely feminist retelling of _The Iliad_ from the perspective of the women of Troy who endured it--an extraordinary follow up _to The Silence of the Girls_ from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Regeneration Trilogy. "An important, powerful, memorable book."--Emily Wilson, transla
For the most beautiful: a novel of the women of Troy
โ Scribed by Emily Hauser
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 261 KB
- Edition
- First Pegasus Books hardcover edition
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1681773686
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
The hidden tale of the Trojan War: a novel full of passion and revenge, bravery and sacrifice, now is the time for the women of Troy to tell their story.
Three thousand years ago a war took place where legends were born: Achilles, the greatest of the Greeks, and Hector, prince of Troy. Both men were made and destroyed by the war that shook the foundations of the ancient world.
But what if there was more to the tale of these heroes than we know? How would the Trojan War have looked as seen through the eyes of its women? Krisayis, the ambitious, determined daughter of the High Priest of Troy, and Briseis, loyal and passionate princess of Pedasus, interweave their tales alongside Homer's classic story of the rage of Achilles and the gods of Olympus. What follows is a breathtaking tale of love and revenge, destiny and the determination, as these two brave women, the heroes of the Trojan War, and the gods themselves come face to face in an epic battle that will decide...
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