The Voyage Home by Pat Barker Hardback Book 9780241568248

THE EXHILARATING FOLLOWUP TO PAT BARKERS THE WOMEN OF TROY AND THE SILENCE OF THE GIRLSAfter ten bloodfilled years the war is over Troy lies in smoking ruins as the victorious Greeks fill their ships with the spoils of battleAlongside 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 warwife to King Agamemnon Cassandra is plagued by visions of his death and her own while Ritsa is forced to bear witness to both Cassandras frenzies and the horrors to comeMeanwhile awaiting the fleets return is Queen Clytemnestra vengeful wife of Agamemnon Heartshattered by her husbands 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 childghostsAs one wife journeys toward the other united by the vision of Agamemnons death one thing is certain this longawaited homecoming will change everyones fates foreverThe queen of literary historical fiction Barker is an unflinching guide for a trip across ancient Greece National GeographicIn her thrilling retelling of the stories of Cassandra and Clytemnestra Barker conjures up a world stained by the grief of mothers and daughters Agamemnons palace is the stuff of nightmares a world of suspicion and fear plagued by the ghosts of innocents Paula HawkinsYou go to her for plain truths a driving storyline and a clear eye...