CLAIRE NORTH BRINGS A POWERFUL FRESH AND UNFLINCHING VOICE TO ANCIENT MYTH' Jennifer Saint
author of Sunday Times bestseller Ariadne 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 . . . Praise for the Songs of Penelope series: 'Darkly
fascinating raw and breathtaking' Jennifer Saint author of Sunday Times bestseller Ariadne
'Richly poetic . . . This is an impassioned plea for the lost disenfranchised queens of
ancient Greece a love letter to the silenced women of history' Booklist 'Everything I've
wanted in a retelling: a vibrant cast full of suspense told with a phenomenal narrative voice
- this is an absolute masterpiece' Sarah Bonner author of Her Perfect Twin 'Penelope is
proving to be an outstanding epic hero in her own right. The world building is sensational'
Elodie Harper author of The Wolf Den 'Conjures up a world in which women abandoned by their
men must weave their own destinies' The Times 'Claire North has set a new standard for Ancient
Greek retellings. Absolutely sublime' Hannah Lynn author of Athena's Child The Songs of
Penelope series: Ithaca House of Odysseus The Last Song of Penelope
