The Women of Troy by Pat Barker7/6/2023 REVIEW: As should be evident from the punchy blurb, there are trigger warnings for rape and violence. Once again faced with the chance to shape history. Once again caught up in the disputes of violent men. As if she could wake the dead.Īnd Briseis, carrying her future in her womb: the unborn child of the dead hero Achilles. Hecuba, howling and clawing her cheeks on the silent shore, as if she could make her cries heard in the gloomy halls of Hades. Stubborn Amina, with her gaze still fixed on the ruined towers of Troy, determined to avenge the slaughter of her king. They have only ever been believed when she can get a man to deliver them. All that beauty, all that grace – and she was just a mouldy old bone for feral dogs to fight over.Ĭassandra, who has learned not to be too attached to her own prophecies. But the wind has vanished, the seas becalmed by vengeful gods, and so the warriors remain in limbo – camped in the shadow of the city they destroyed, kept company by the women they stole from it. They can return home as victors – all they need is a good wind to lift their sails. So I was thrilled to see this turn up on Netgalley – and even more thrilled to be approved to read it.īLURB: Troy has fallen. While it was a powerful, disturbing read, I have always had a soft spot of Greek myths and this retelling really stayed with me. I encountered The Silence of the Girls last September – see my review – and it blew me away.
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