{"product_id":"house-of-odysseus","title":"House of Odysseus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDisponibilità soggetta a conferma. Tempi di evasione dell'ordine comunicati al momento dell'acquisto.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'CLAIRE NORTH BRINGS A POWERFUL, FRESH AND UNFLINCHING VOICE TO ANCIENT MYTH'\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer Saint, author of \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eAriadne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eIthaca\u003c\/i\u003e - A \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Historical Fiction Book of the Year - comes an exquisite and gripping new tale that breathes life into ancient myth. This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e On the isle of Ithaca, Queen Penelope maintains a delicate balance of power. Many years ago, her husband, Odysseus, sailed to war with Troy and never came home. In his absence, Penelope uses all her cunning to keep the peace - but this is shattered by the arrival of Orestes, king of Mycenae, and his sister Elektra.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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, racked with guilt, he is slowly losing his mind.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Penelope knows destruction will follow in his wake as surely as the Furies circle him. 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEach woman has a secret. And their secrets will shape the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Praise for the Songs of Penelope series:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Darkly fascinating, raw and breathtaking'\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer Saint, author of \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eAriadne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Richly poetic . . . This is an impassioned plea for the lost, disenfranchised queens of ancient Greece, a love letter to the silenced women of history'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Penelope is proving to be an outstanding epic hero in her own right. A sensational retelling'\u003c\/b\u003e Elodie Harper, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf Den\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Everything I've wanted in a retelling: a vibrant cast, full of suspense, told with a phenomenal narrative voice - this is an absolute masterpiece'\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Bonner, author of \u003ci\u003eHer Perfect Twin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Conjures up a world in which women, abandoned by their men, must weave their own destinies\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Claire North has set a new standard for Ancient Greek retellings. Absolutely sublime'\u003c\/b\u003e Hannah Lynn, author of \u003ci\u003eAthena's Child\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Songs of Penelope series:\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIthaca\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHouse of Odysseus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Last Song of Penelope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Libreria Fiore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54120297988442,"sku":null,"price":15.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/7382\/1274\/files\/25442973482314.jpg?v=1778227496","url":"https:\/\/libreriafiore.it\/products\/house-of-odysseus","provider":"Libreria Fiore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}