House of Odysseus
North, Claire2023
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On the island of Ithaca, Queen Penelope maintains a delicate balance of power. Many years ago, her husband Odysseus sailed to war with Troy and never returned. In his absence, Penelope uses all her cunning to keep the peace - but this is shattered with the arrival of Orestes, King of Mycenae and his sister Elektra. Orestes's 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, and destruction follows wherever he goes. His uncle Menelaus, the battle-hungry king of Sparta, longs for Orestes's 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 war from Ithaca's shores. Her only allies are Elektra and Helen of Troy, Menelaus's enigmatic wife. And watching over them all is the goddess Aphrodite, who has plans of her own.
Main title:
House of Odysseus / Claire North.
Author:
North, Claire, author
Imprint:
London : Orbit, 2023.
Collation:
vii, 420 pages ; 24 cm.
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ISBN:
9780356516073 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
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BRN:
2642006