Description
| Product ID: | 9781405951722 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Clytemnestra |
| Authors: | Author: Costanza Casati |
| Page Count: | 416 |
| Subjects: | Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Myth & legend told as fiction, Historical fiction, Historical fiction, Ancient Greece, BCE to c 500 CE |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Mother. Monarch. Murderer. Magnificent . . . meet Clytemnestra, the ancient world's most wronged woman . . . 'Vivid with fury, passion and strength, this is a fabulous myth retelling' JENNIFER SAINT'A blaze of a novel, fiery and furious - and alight with murderous revenge' DAILY MAIL__________She is born to a king but marries a tyrant. She watches helplessly as he sacrifices her child to the gods. She bides her time. She plots revenge. She knows how to play this game. If power will not be given to her, then she will take it for herself. She is Clytemnestra. -----------------------'A passionate picture of a fiercely patriarchal society and her heroine's refusal to be bound by its rules'Sunday Times'A powerhouse of a novel. Clytemnestra's rage, heartbreak and determination radiate off the page' ELODIE HARPER'A thrilling tale of power and prophecies, and the fierce Queen who fought back at those who wronged her' COSMOPOLITAN*Costanza Casati's new novel BABYLONIA is available to pre-order now. Discover the captivating tale of the Assyrian empire's only female ruler, Semiramis, and her rise to power. Out July 2024.* Mother. Monarch. Murderer. Magnificent . . . meet Clytemnestra, the ancient world''s most wronged woman . . . |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-01-18 |
