Clytemnestra - Costanza Casati
Costanza Casati
- Pages · 416 pages
- Publication Date · 18/01/2024
- Genre · BCE to c 500 CE
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BABYLONIAMother. Monarch. Murderer. Magnificent . . . meet Clytemnestra, the ancient world's most wronged woman . . . 'Vivid with fury, passion and strength, this is a fabulous myth retelling' Jennifer Saint 'A blaze of a novel, fiery and furious - and alight with murderous revenge' Daily Mail----She is born to a king but marries a tyrant. She watches helplessly as he sacrifices her child to the gods. She bides her time. She plots revenge. She knows how to play this game. If power will not be given to her, then she will take it for herself. She is Clytemnestra. ----*Costanza Casati's new Sunday Times bestselling novel BABYLONIA is out now. Discover the captivating tale of the Assyrian empire's only female ruler, Semiramis, and her rise to power.*'A passionate picture of a fiercely patriarchal society and her heroine's refusal to be bound by its rules'Sunday Times'A powerhouse of a novel. Clytemnestra's rage, heartbreak and determination radiate off the page' Elodie Harper'A thrilling tale of power and prophecies, and the fierce Queen who fought back at those who wronged her' Cosmopolitan
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