### From Publishers Weekly *Starred Review.* George (*Mary, Called Magdalene*) depicts with bravado, grace and eloquence the grand spectacle surrounding Helen of Troy. The author's research into Mycenaean culture, coupled with Trojan War mythology's larger-than-life heroes, enliven a bold story
Helen of Troy
โ Scribed by George, Margaret
- Publisher
- Penguin Group;Viking
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 453 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Married at a tender age to the Spartan king Menelaus, the beautiful Helen bears him a daughter and anticipates a passionless marriage before falling in love with the Trojan prince Paris, with whom she flees to Troy, with devastating consequences.
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