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Book SynopsisPART TWO OF THE TROY QUARTETBringing ancient myth to life with passion, humour, and humanity, Lindsay Clarke vividly retells the story of Troy and of the heroes who fought there.Enraged by the betrayal of Helen and Paris, Menelaus and his brother, the High King Agamemnon, gather their allies and set out to conquer the city of Troy.Aboard their ships and behind the city's walls are figures whose names and deeds echo through history the wily strategist Odysseus, the Trojan champion Hector, and the fiercely proud, impetuous warrior Achilles.An engaging retelling of the whole story, neatly blending mythic archaism with modern psychodrama and satire'Mary Beard1 A PRINCE OF TROY2 THE WAR AT TROY3 THE SPOILS OF TROY4 THE RETURN FROM TROY
Trade Review‘An engaging retelling of the whole story, neatly blending mythic archaism with modern psychodrama and satire’
Mary Beard, GUARDIAN
‘I’m awed by the web you’ve spun. Not only the beautiful complexities of it but the fine texture of the threads’
Ted Hughes
‘A triumph of retelling the ancient story…a readable and freshened version that keeps one turning the pages’
Alan Sillitoe
‘Wonderfully clear and dramatic’
OBSERVER
‘Expertly handled, drawing on the best of this classic tale and shaping it into a riveting page-turner well-suited to our times’
DAILY MAIL
