Claire North


The Last Song of Penelope

North, Claire | THE LAST SONG OF PENELOPE


BoklivArtikelnr: 9780356516141

Fascinerande berättelse om Penelope och Odysseus, utgiven av Little Brown. Pocketutgåva i gott skick med 400 sidor.

  • Ny berättelse om Penelope och Odysseus i grekisk mytologi.

  • Fokus på kvinnors styrka och lojalitet i historien.

  • Utgåvan är en pocket med 400 sidor.

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Bindning: Pocket

Bokförlag: Little Brown
ISBN: 9780356516141

Omfång: 400 s.
Språk: Engelska
Utgivningsdatum: 2025-02-04

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From the multi award-winning Claire North comes the final book in a trilogy of stories retelling of the classic Greek myth of Penelope. It's time for the women of Ithaca to tell their tale . . .

'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 and House of Odysseus comes the final 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.

Many years ago, Odysseus sailed to war and never returned. For twenty years his wife Penelope and the women of Ithaca have guarded the isle against suitors and rival kings. But peace cannot be kept forever, and the balance of power is about to break . . .

A beggar has arrived at the Palace. Salt-crusted and ocean-battered, he is scorned by the suitors - but Penelope recognises in him something terrible: her husband, Odysseus, returned at last. Yet this Odysseus is no hero. By returning to the island in disguise, he is not merely plotting his revenge against the suitors - vengeance that will spark a civil war - but he's testing the loyalty of his queen. Has she been faithful to him all these years? And how much blood is Odysseus willing to shed to be sure?

The song of Penelope is ending, and the song of Odysseus must ring through Ithaca's halls. But first, Penelope must use all her cunning to win a war for the fate of the island and keep her family alive, whatever the cost . . .

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

'Penelope is proving to be an outstanding epic hero in her own right. The world building is sensational' Elodie Harper, author of The Wolf Den

'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
The Last Song of Penelope


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Vanliga frågor om The Last Song of Penelope av Claire North

Boken handlar om Penelopes kamp för att skydda sitt hem och sin familj under Odysseus frånvaro och konfrontationen med suitorerna som hotar deras fred.

Teman som hämnd, kvinnors styrka, lojalitet och makt utforskas i boken, där Penelope framstår som en hjälte.

Boken är en ny pocketutgåva på 400 sidor, skriven på engelska och publicerad av Little Brown med utgivningsdatum den 4 februari 2025.

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