The Voyage Home by Pat Barker
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
Product Description
THE EXHILARATING FOLLOWUP TO PAT BARKERS THE WOMEN OF TROY AND THE SILENCE OF THE GIRLSAfter ten bloodfilled years the war is over. Troy lies in smoking ruins as the victorious Greeks fill their ships with the spoils of battle.Alongside the treasures looted are the many Trojan women captured by the Greeks among them the legendary prophetess Cassandra and her watchful maid Ritsa. Enslaved as concubine warwife to King Agamemnon Cassandra is plagued by visions of his death and her own while Ritsa is forced to bear witness to both Cassandras frenzies and the horrors to come.Meanwhile awaiting the fleets return is Queen Clytemnestra vengeful wife of Agamemnon. Heartshattered by her husbands choice to sacrifice their eldest daughter to the gods in exchange for a fair wind to Troy she has spent this long decade plotting retribution in a palace haunted by childghosts.As one wife journeys toward the other united by the vision of Agamemnons death one thing is certain this longawaited homecoming will change everyones fates forever.
Condition : New
Author : Pat Barker
Weight : 628
Publisher : Penguin Books Ltd
Language : English
EAN : 9781472636577
ISBN10 : 1472636570
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20240829
Place of Publication : NA
Pagination : 304 Pages
Dimensions : 175 X 242 X 31