Ithaca The exquisite, gripping tale that breathes life into ancient myth
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The Songs of Penelope
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Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
20.04.2023
Verlag
Little, Brown Book GroupSeitenzahl
391
Maße (L/B/H)
19,7/13/4,2 cm
Gewicht
298 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-356-51606-6
Claire North brings a powerful, fresh and unflinching voice to ancient myth - darkly fascinating, raw and breathtaking' Jennifer Saint, author of Sunday Times bestseller Ariadne
From the multi award-winning Claire North comes a stunningly captivating, fiercely feminist retelling of the classic Greek myth of Penelope. It's time for the woman of Ithaca to tell their tale.
'The greatest power we woman can own, is that we take in secret . . . '
Seventeen years ago, king Odysseus sailed to war with Troy, taking with him every man of fighting age from the island of Ithaca. None of them have returned, and the women have been left behind to run the kingdom.
Penelope was barely into womanhood when she wed Odysseus. Whilst he lived, her position was secure. But now, years on, speculation is mounting that husband is dead, and suitors are starting to knock at her door . . .
But no one man is strong enough to claim Odysseus' empty throne - not yet. Between Penelope's many suitors, a cold war of dubious alliances and hidden knives reigns, as everyone waits for the balance of power to tip one way or another. If Penelope chooses one from amongst them, it will plunge Ithaca into bloody civil war. Only through cunning and her spy network of maids can she maintain the delicate balance of power needed for the kingdom to survive.
On Ithaca, everyone watches everyone else, and there is no corner of the palace where intrigue does not reign . . .
'Like Penelope at her loom North both weaves and unweaves, teasing out the threads of Homeric myth to recombine them into something unique, wonderful and urgently contemporary' M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts
'North's talent shines out' Sunday Times
'An original and even dazzling writer' Kirkus
'North goes from strength to strength' Guardian
'Claire North's writing is terrific, smart and entertaining' Patrick Ness
From the multi award-winning Claire North comes a stunningly captivating, fiercely feminist retelling of the classic Greek myth of Penelope. It's time for the woman of Ithaca to tell their tale.
'The greatest power we woman can own, is that we take in secret . . . '
Seventeen years ago, king Odysseus sailed to war with Troy, taking with him every man of fighting age from the island of Ithaca. None of them have returned, and the women have been left behind to run the kingdom.
Penelope was barely into womanhood when she wed Odysseus. Whilst he lived, her position was secure. But now, years on, speculation is mounting that husband is dead, and suitors are starting to knock at her door . . .
But no one man is strong enough to claim Odysseus' empty throne - not yet. Between Penelope's many suitors, a cold war of dubious alliances and hidden knives reigns, as everyone waits for the balance of power to tip one way or another. If Penelope chooses one from amongst them, it will plunge Ithaca into bloody civil war. Only through cunning and her spy network of maids can she maintain the delicate balance of power needed for the kingdom to survive.
On Ithaca, everyone watches everyone else, and there is no corner of the palace where intrigue does not reign . . .
'Like Penelope at her loom North both weaves and unweaves, teasing out the threads of Homeric myth to recombine them into something unique, wonderful and urgently contemporary' M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts
'North's talent shines out' Sunday Times
'An original and even dazzling writer' Kirkus
'North goes from strength to strength' Guardian
'Claire North's writing is terrific, smart and entertaining' Patrick Ness
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Fine but fishy
Bewertung am 10.11.2025
Bewertungsnummer: 2650657
Bewertet: Buch (Taschenbuch)
3.25 stars. Having read several Greek myth retellings by different authors, this one struck me as an outlier. The prose is not nearly as beautiful as Miller's, the atmosphere seems less ... fantastical? North seems to have written with the intention of a more realistic play. It's not a bad book, but I had to go below 4 stars, because of one glaring issue that might turn off a lot of people: the men. The majority of men in this book are written as disgusting, pathetic and arrogant, which may very well be an accurate portrayal of that ancient society, but seemed (and sounded) very preachy. Preachy to an annoying extent. More subtlety would've fit better into the fictional novel. Some positive points though are the well-written cleverness of Penelope and her schemes/tricks, as well as some genuinely funny moments/comments throughout that I didn't expect at all in this genre. Book 2 is an improvement on book 1 though (including the character work).
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