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CLAIRE NORTH BRINGS A POWERFUL FRESH AND UNFLINCHING VOICE TO ANCIENT MYTH' Jennifer Saint author of Sunday Times bestseller Ariadne Following the critically acclaimed Ithaca comes House of Odysseus the second novel in Claire North's Songs of Penelope trilogy - an exquisite gripping 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. 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. Orestes son of Agamemnon is mad. Wracked with guilt for putting his own mother to death he grows ever more unhinged. But a king cannot be seen to be weak. To keep him safe from the ambitious men of Mycenae his sister Elektra brings him to Ithaca to recover under the protection of Penelope. But no sooner has Orestes arrived then his uncle Menelaus the blood-soaked king of Sparta comes looking for him. Menelaus hungers for Orestes' throne - and if he can seize it no one will be safe from his violent whims. Caught between Sparta and Mycenae Penelope must protect Ithaca from two mad kings on the edge of war. Her only allies are Elektra desperate to protect her brother and Helen of Troy Menelaus' wife. Each woman has a secret and their secrets will shape the world . . . Praise for the Songs of Penelope series: 'Darkly fascinating raw and breathtaking' Jennifer Saint author of Sunday Times bestseller Ariadne 'Richly poetic . . . This is an impassioned plea for the lost disenfranchised queens of ancient Greece a love letter to the silenced women of history' Booklist 'Everything I've wanted in a retelling: a vibrant cast full of suspense told with a phenomenal narrative voice - this is an absolute masterpiece' Sarah Bonner author of Her Perfect Twin 'Conjures up a world in which women abandoned by their men must weave their own destinies' The Times 'Claire North has set a new standard for Ancient Greek retellings. Absolutely sublime' Hannah Lynn author of Athena's Child The Songs of Penelope series: Ithaca House of Odysseus

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