The Silence of the Girls
Recommended by Olly Murphy (Wycombe Abbey), and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #19 in Ancient Greece, Ranked #39 in Greek Mythology — see more rankings.
The ancient city of Troy has withstood a decade under siege of the powerful Greek army, which continues to wage bloody war over a stolen woman—Helen. In the Greek camp, another woman—Briseis—watches and waits for the war's outcome. She was queen of one of Troy's neighboring kingdoms, until Achilles, Greece's greatest warrior, sacked her city and murdered her husband and brothers. Briseis becomes Achilles's concubine, a prize of battle, and must adjust quickly in order to survive a radically different life, as one of the many conquered women who serve the Greek army.
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Olly Murphy (Wycombe Abbey) This book allows you to realise that one of the key issues with the classics—one of the things that we’re always fighting against—is the lack of information we have about women. (Source)
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