House Of Odysseus Av Claire North

<p><b>''CLAIRE NORTH BRINGS A POWERFUL, FRESH AND UNFLINCHING VOICE TO ANCIENT MYTH'' </b>Jennifer Saint, author of <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller <i>Ariadne</i><br><br><b>Following the critically acclaimed <i>Ithaca </i>comes <i>House of Odysseus</i>, the second novel in Claire North''s Songs of Penelope trilogy - an</b><b>exquisite, gripping tale that breathes life into ancient myth. </b><b>This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before. </b><br><br>On the island of Ithaca, queen Penelope maintains a delicate balance of power. Many years ago, her husband Odysseus sailed to war with Troy and never returned. In his absence, Penelope uses all her cunning to keep the peace - but this is shattered with the arrival of Orestes, King of Mycenae. <br><br>Orestes, son of Agamemnon, is mad. Wracked with guilt for putting his own mother to death, he grows ever more unhinged. But a king cannot be seen to be weak. To keep him safe from the ambitio