Barker, Pat: The Voyage Home

The exhilarating follow-up to Pat Barker's The Women of Troy and The Silence of the Girls 'Brilliant, masterful . . . Barker strips away the glittering armour of myth' Guardian After ten blood-filled 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 - war-wife - to King Agamemnon, Cassandra is plagued by visions of his death - and her own - while Ritsa is forced to bear witness to both Cassandra's frenzies and the horrors to come. Meanwhile, awaiting the fleet's return is Queen Clytemnestra, vengeful wife of Agamemnon. Heart-shattered by her husband's 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 child-ghosts. As one wife journeys toward the other, united by the vision of Agamemnon's death, one thing is certain: this long-awaited homecoming will change everyone's fates forever. 'The queen of literary historical fiction, Barker is an unflinching guide for a trip across ancient Greece' National Geographic 'Astonishingly fresh . . . Pat Barker is one of the finest novelists working today' Alice Winn, author of In Memoriam SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANGLO-HELLENIC LEAGUE RUNCIMAN AWARD 2025 EAN: 9780241995679 Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. Erscheinungsjahr: 17.04.2025 Autoren: Barker, Pat Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 336 Themenüberschrift: FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology Keyword: feminist books; greek myths; bestseller; summer books; holiday books; jennifer saint; pandora's jar; regeneration trilogy; feminist literature; historical fiction; literary fiction; the song of achillies; a handmaid's tale; margaret atwood; natalie haynes; legend; historical; historical novels; silence of the girls; the women of troy; books for women; ancient greece; booker prize winner; feminist; madeline miller; feminist fiction; fiction; literary; mythology; myths and legends; regeneration; the regeneration trilogy; troy; military Fachschema: Englische Belletristik / Fantasy~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Fantasy~Griechenland (Antike) / Roman, Erzählung Fachkategorie: Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Liebe und Beziehungen~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Tod, Trauer, Verlust~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Psychologisches Innenleben Länge: 198 mm Breite: 129 mm Höhe: 35 mm Gewicht: 500 gr Produktform: Kartoniert