Beschreibung:
A GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY
There was a woman at the heart of the Trojan War whose voice has been silent - until now. Discover the powerful Greek myth retelling from the Sunday Times bestselling author, perfect for fans of The Odyssey and Madeline Miller's Circe and Song of Achilles.
'Chilling, powerful, audacious' The Times
'Magnificent. You are in the hands of a writer at the height of her powers' Evening Standard
Briseis was a queen until her city was destroyed. Now she is a slave to the man who butchered her husband and brothers.
Trapped in a world defined by men, can she survive to become the author of her own story?
*Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and the Costa Novel Award*
'This feminist retelling of the Iliad through the lens of ordinary Greek women is as good as it gets. Clever, cool, devastating' Sabine Durrant, The Week
Pat Barker continues her extraordinary retelling of one of our greatest myths in The Women of Troy.
Produktdetails:
- Autor:in: Pat Barker
- Erscheinungsdatum: 02.05.2019
- Sprache: Englisch
- Seitenumfang: 325 Seiten
- ISBN: 9780241983201
