Each perspective was written to provide a uniquely personalised gaze upon the same story, to offer a different view of the men who were warring and controlling the destinies of these women. Personally, I loved Cassandra the most in this novel and Elektra the least, with Clytemnestra somewhere in between. She reimagines the lives of the women of ancient Greece with such vividity and realism, allowing an accessibility to these ancient myths that has previously been elusive. She’s an author I feel I can confidently rely on for a masterful retelling.

Retellings of Greek mythology have become popular in recent years, and I feel that Jennifer Saint has firmly placed herself into the inner circle for this sub-genre. She has gone from strength to strength between these two novels and I am filled with anticipation for what she has up next for us. I quite enjoyed Jennifer Saint’s first novel, Ariadne, but I absolutely loved this second one. I can’t reconcile all that bloodshed with my sister.’ In these long years, she has become something other than herself, more than one woman could be. Menelaus lived in a humble tent on a foreign shore for ten years to have her in his arms again: men beyond number died for it my husband murdered his own daughter for the privilege of winning Helen back. The resultant novel is spellbinding, gripping in its unflinching portrayal of female rage, vengeance, Gods and mortals, ancient curses, and the sacrifices and spoils of war. In Elektra, Jennifer Saint reimagines the story of Helen of Troy through the perspectives of the women from the House of Atreus, along with Cassandra of Troy. The youngest daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, Elektra is horrified by the bloodletting of her kin.The Ancient Greeks sure have a handle on maintaining a family grudge down through the generations. She is powerless in her knowledge that the city will fall. Princess of Troy, and cursed by Apollo to see the future but never to be believed when she speaks of it. Her husband raises a great army against them and determines to win, whatever the cost. The sister of Helen, wife of Agamemnon - her hopes of averting the curse are dashed when her sister is taken to Troy by the feckless Paris.

This is the story of three women, their fates inextricably tied to this curse, and the fickle nature of men and gods. A bloodline tainted by a generational cycle of violence and vengeance. 'Saint's immersive novel thrusts the reader straight into the heart of Greek mythology' ipaper on Ariadne An exciting and equally lyrical new retelling from Jennifer Saint, the Sunday Times bestselling author of ARIADNE

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