Ithaca

Ithaca

Hardback
3.616

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From the multi-award-winning author Claire North comes a daring reimagining that breathes life into ancient myth and gives voice to the women who stand defiant in a world ruled by ruthless men. It’s time for the women of Ithaca to tell their tale . . .

"North brings a powerful, fresh, and unflinching voice to ancient myth. Breathtaking." —Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne Seventeen years ago, King Odysseus sailed to war with Troy, taking with him every man of fighting age from the island of Ithaca. None of them has returned, and the women of Ithaca have been left behind to run the kingdom.
 
Penelope was barely into womanhood when she wed Odysseus. While he lived, her position was secure. But now, years on, speculation is mounting that her husband is dead, and suitors are beginning to knock at her door. 
 
No one man is strong enough to claim Odysseus' empty throne—not yet. But  as everyone waits for the balance of power to tip, Penelope knows that any choice she makes could plunge Ithaca into bloody civil war. 

This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before. Beyond Ithaca's shores, the whims of gods dictate the wars of men. But on the isle, it is the choices of the abandoned women—and their goddesses—that will change the course of the world.

 

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Format
Hardback
Pages
400
Price
26.50 €

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4.5

I, who part the veil of time, will tell those stories that only the women tell. - Hera

Und boy, Hera erzählt. Von Penelope, die Ithaka 17 Jahre nach Odysseus' Abreise immer noch am Laufen hält und in einer von Männern dominierten Welt doch nicht Königin sein darf. Von Clytemnestra, die wie eine Königin in Agamemnons Abwesenheit regierte und schließlich mit dem Leben bezahlte. Von den Frauen auf Ithaka, die lernen müssen, ihre Heimat zu verteidigen, weil die Männer auf der Insel entweder zu alt sind oder damit beschäftigt, Penelope zu umwerben. "Ithaca" erzählt von den Opfern, die Frauen bringen; nur die wenigsten freiwillig. Hera, als Göttin der Königinnen und Mütter und Frauen kommentiert die Geschehnisse nicht nur auf eine fantastisch sassy Art und Weise, sondern lässt es sich nicht nehmen, hin und wieder einzugreifen und auch Athene und Artemis zu rekrutieren.

5

It is exactly all what I like about retellings

3

It was a nice read but nothing special.

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