![]() Menelaus hungers for Orestes' throne - and if he can seize it, no one will be safe from his violent whims.Ĭaught between Sparta and Mycenae, Penelope must protect Ithaca from two mad kings on the edge of war. But no sooner has Orestes arrived then his uncle Menelaus, the blood-soaked king of Sparta, comes looking for him. To keep him safe from the ambitious men of Mycenae, his sister Elektra brings him to Ithaca to recover under the protection of Penelope. ![]() Wracked with guilt for putting his own mother to death, he grows ever more unhinged. In his absence, Penelope uses all her cunning to keep the peace - but this is shattered with the arrival of Orestes, King of Mycenae. Many years ago, her husband Odysseus sailed to war with Troy and never returned. On the island of Ithaca, queen Penelope maintains a delicate balance of power. This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before. ![]() 'CLAIRE NORTH BRINGS A POWERFUL, FRESH AND UNFLINCHING VOICE TO ANCIENT MYTH' Jennifer Saint, author of Sunday Times bestseller Ariadneįollowing the critically acclaimed Ithaca comes House of Odysseus, the second novel in Claire North's Songs of Penelope trilogy - an exquisite, gripping tale that breathes life into ancient myth. ![]()
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