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The Last Song of Penelope
- The Songs of Penelope, Book 3
- Narrated by: Catrin Walker-Booth
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
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Summary
Following the critically acclaimed Ithaca and House of Odysseus comes the final novel in Claire North's Songs of Penelope trilogy - an exquisite, gripping tale that breathes life into ancient myth. This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before.
Many years ago, Odysseus sailed to war and never returned. For twenty years his wife Penelope and the women of Ithaca have guarded the isle against suitors and rival kings. But peace cannot be kept forever, and the balance of power is about to break . . .
A beggar has arrived at the Palace. Salt-crusted and ocean-battered, he is scorned by the suitors - but Penelope recognises in him something terrible: her husband, Odysseus, returned at last. Yet this Odysseus is no hero. By returning to the island in disguise, he is not merely plotting his revenge against the suitors - vengeance that will spark a civil war - but he's testing the loyalty of his queen. Has she been faithful to him all these years? And how much blood is Odysseus willing to shed to be sure?
The song of Penelope is ending, and the song of Odysseus must ring through Ithaca's halls. But first, Penelope must use all her cunning to win a war for the fate of the island and keep her family alive, whatever the cost . . .
The Songs of Penelope series:
Ithaca
House of Odysseus
The Last Song of Penelope
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- Adanaya
- 20-06-24
everything you could have dreamt of
everything The story of what Penolope went through during the twenty long years her husband was fighting or galvanising had long been a fascination. to me.
l fell on this trilogy like an all you can eat literary banquet. Three. Three astonishing stories. the best was when they arrived. The worst was
when l finished them.
Buy all three because you just won't be able to wait even the time a purchase takes.
Absolutely brilliant
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- Empressbanana
- 26-06-24
Deep, disturbing, delightful!
A masterly account of Odysseus's return home and the ripples it causes. There is action, tension and adventure.
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