6/10/2023 0 Comments House of odysseus claire north![]() 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. 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. Penelope knows destruction will follow in his wake as surely as the furies circle him. 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. Now, wracked with guilt, he is slowly losing his mind. Not so long ago, the son of Agamemnon took Queen Clytemnestra's life on Ithaca's sands. Orestes' hands are stained with his mother's blood. ![]() 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. Many years ago, her husband Odysseus sailed to war with Troy and never came home. ![]() On the isle of Ithaca, queen Penelope maintains a delicate balance of power. This "powerful, fresh, and unflinching" reimagining from the award-winning author of the Penelope trilogy breathes life into ancient myth and gives voice to the women who stand defiant in a world ruled by ruthless men (Jennifer Saint). ![]()
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