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Ithaca / Claire North.
"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 everyone waits for the balance of power to tip, and Penelope knows that any choice she makes could plunge Ithaca into bloody civil war"--Dust jacket flap.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316422963
- ISBN: 0316422967
- ISBN: 9780316668804
- ISBN: 031666880X
- Physical Description: vii, 391 pages ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Redhook, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
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| Genre: | Mythological fiction. Novels. |
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- 8 of 8 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 3 of 3 copies available at Cass County.
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- 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cass County Library-Bookmobile | F NOR 2022 (Text) | 0002205406123 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Harrisonville | F NOR 2022 (Text) | 0002205406107 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | F NOR 2022 (Text) | 0002205406115 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary
Ithaca
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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