Casati reveals a Clytemnestra we've never met before: fiercely intelligent, passionate, and loving - and willing to do anything to avenge the ones she loves." - Naomi Krupitsky "Costanza Casati renders a singularly vibrant Ancient Greece, absolutely alive with emotion and suspense. Clytemnestra's rage, heartbreak and determination radiate off the page. The recreation of Sparta is astonishing - you feel you are with Clytemnestra, completely immersed in the brutal world she inhabits with her siblings, whose complex relationships are drawn with skill and tenderness. Savage, passionate and absolutely spellbinding. This is an electrifying read that shocks and fascinates in equal measure." - Elizabeth Fremantle Facing the grimmest of betrayals, Clytemnestra's ruthless desire for revenge powers a thrilling plot. Here is a complex and courageous woman, all flesh and blood, simmering with passion. "Rivals House of the Dragon in conspiracies and feminine brutality. "Crackles with vivid fury, passion, and strength." - Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Elektra and Ariadne A blazing novel set in the world of Ancient Greece, this is a thrilling tale of power and prophecies, of hatred, love, and of an unforgettable Queen who fiercely dealt out death to those who wronged her. If power isn't given to you, you have to take it for yourself. For you understood something long ago that the others never did. So, you bide your time and force the gods' hands in the game of retribution. Acceptance or vengeance, infamy follows both. But when your husband returns in triumph, you become a woman with a choice.
Because this was not the first offence against you. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore, and you comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own. You stand by helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. She already knows which option suits her best… You were born to a king, but you marry a tyrant. As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. "Fans of Circe and Elektra should pick up this powerful Greek myth retelling." - Cosmopolitan For fans of Madeline Miller, a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious villainess of the ancient world and the events that forged her into the legendary queen.
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