{"product_id":"9780356516127-last-song-of-penelope","title":"The Last Song of Penelope","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the multi award-winning Claire North comes the final book in a trilogy of stories retelling of the classic Greek myth of Penelope. It's time for the women of Ithaca to tell their tale .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'CLAIRE NORTH BRINGS A POWERFUL, FRESH AND UNFLINCHING VOICE TO ANCIENT MYTH' \u003c\/b\u003eJennifer Saint, author of \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eAriadne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFollowing the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eIthaca \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHouse of Odysseus \u003c\/i\u003ecomes the final novel in Claire North's Songs of Penelope trilogy - an\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eexquisite, gripping tale that breathes life into ancient myth. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany years ago, Odysseus sailed to war and never returned.  For twenty years his wife Penelope and the women of Ithaca have guarded the isle against suitors and rival kings.  But peace cannot be kept forever, and the balance of power is about to break .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA beggar has arrived at the Palace. Salt-crusted and ocean-battered, he is scorned by the suitors - but Penelope recognises in him something terrible: her husband, Odysseus, returned at last. Yet this Odysseus is no hero. By returning to the island in disguise, he is not merely plotting his revenge against the suitors - vengeance that will spark a civil war - but he's testing the loyalty of his queen.  Has she been faithful to him all these years?  And how much blood is Odysseus willing to shed to be sure?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe song of Penelope is ending, and the song of Odysseus must ring through Ithaca's halls.  But first, Penelope must use all her cunning to win a war for the fate of the island and keep her family alive, whatever the cost .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the Songs of Penelope series:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Darkly fascinating, raw and breathtaking' \u003c\/b\u003eJennifer Saint, author of \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eAriadne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Richly poetic . This is an impassioned plea for the lost, disenfranchised queens of ancient Greece, a love letter to the silenced women of history' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Everything I've wanted in a retelling: a vibrant cast, full of suspense, told with a phenomenal narrative voice - this is an absolute masterpiece'\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Bonner, author of \u003ci\u003eHer Perfect Twin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Penelope is proving to be an outstanding epic hero in her own right. The world building is sensational\u003c\/b\u003e' Elodie Harper, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf Den\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Conjures up a world in which women, abandoned by their men, must weave their own destinies\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Claire North has set a new standard for Ancient Greek retellings. Absolutely sublime' \u003c\/b\u003eHannah Lynn, author of \u003ci\u003eAthena's Child\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Songs of Penelope series:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIthaca \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouse of Odysseus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Song of Penelope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55563213963638,"sku":"9780356516127","price":14.82,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33981737.jpg?v=1753428110","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780356516127-last-song-of-penelope","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}