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• A Thousand Ships

  a Novel

  Haynes, Natalie,

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  I thought this was a really beautiful although devastating story, told in a poetic voice that kept me turning the page. I enjoyed reading perspectives of Trojan and Greek women I had not heard from before, particularly Clytemnestra's arch of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Circe

  a Novel

  Miller, Madeline,

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  Winner of the 2019 Indie Choice Award, Shortlisted for the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction, Named one of the 'Best Books of 2018' by NPR, The Washington Post, Buzzfeed, People, Time, Amazon,Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, Newsweek, the A.V. Club,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Clytemnestra

  Casati, Costanza, 1995-

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  I typically read half a dozen or more Greek myth retellings every year. I just can't get enough of them. I had very high hopes for this and am pleased to report I was not disappointed, and this is one of my favorite novels of its kind of the last…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Horses of Fire

  a Novel of Troy

  Rhine, A. D.,

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  A standout in a market saturated with feminist retellings, this story of Andromache, Rhea, and Helen of Troy benefited from the inclusion of obscure characters who stole the show. The writing managed to be abstract but also richly detailed, filling…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Penelopiad

  Atwood, Margaret, 1939-

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  Penelope. Immortalised in legend and myth as the devoted wife of the glorious Odysseus, silently weaving and unpicking and weaving again as she waits for her husband's return. Now Penelope wanders the underworld, spinning a different kind of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ithaca

  North, Claire,

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  "The queen of the gods narrates a crackling tale of secrets and intrigue...This is a ground-up view of Greek myth populated by spying maids, crafty merchants, and conniving queens. It’s taut, suspenseful, and full of Hera’s delightfully dyspeptic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Daughters of Sparta

  a Novel

  Heywood, Claire,

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  “Claire Heywood masterfully reimagines their lives as princesses of Sparta—first as pawns in the plots and games of men, and then as powerhouses capable of standing on their own and commanding whole kingdoms. Daughters of Sparta is a fantastic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Silence of the Girls

  a Novel

  Barker, Pat, 1943-

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  Queen Briseis has been stolen from her conquered homeland and given as a concubine to a foreign warrior. The warrior is Achilles: famed hero, loathed enemy, ruthless butcher, darkly troubled spirit. Briseis's fate is now indivisibly entwined with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Women of Troy

  a Novel

  Barker, Pat, 1943-

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  A daring and timely feminist retelling of The Iliad from the perspective of the women of Troy who endured it—an extraordinary follow up to The Silence of the Girls from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Regeneration Trilogy and “one of…Read moreRead more of this annotation