The Silence of the Girls

Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2018 ' You are in the hands of a writer at the height of her powers ' Evening Standard 'A very good, very raw rendition of the Trojan war from the point of view of the women' Kate Atkinson When the Greek Queen Helen is kidnapped by Trojans, the Greeks sail in pursuit, besieging the city of Troy. Trapped in the Greek soldiers' camp is another captured queen, Briseis. Condemned to be bed-slave to Achilles, the man who butchered her family, she becomes a pawn in a menacing game between bored and frustrated warriors. In the centuries after this most famous war, history will write her off, a footnote in a bloody story scripted by vengeful men - but Briseis has a very different tale to tell . . .

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A searing twist on The Iliad... Amid the recent slew of rewritings of the great Greek myths and classics, Barker's stands out for its forcefulness of purpose and earthy compassion... Chilling, powerful, audacious The Times

Product details

• Authors: Pat Barker, Barker Pat
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.06.2019
• EAN: 9780241983201
• ISBN: 978-0-241-98320-1
• No. of pages: 323
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Series: 191 POCHE; 191 POCHE
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Women, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, FICTION / Alternative History, Ancient Greece, Narrative theme: Social issues, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Myth & legend told as fiction, Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Intended primarily or specifically for women and/or girls