Ithaca: The exquisite, gripping retelling of the Odyssey that breathes life into ancient myth

Claire North brings a powerful, fresh and unflinching voice to ancient myth - darkly fascinating, raw and breathtaking' Jennifer Saint, author of Sunday Times bestseller Ariadne From the multi award-winning Claire North comes a stunningly captivating, fiercely feminist retelling of the classic Greek myth of Penelope. It's time for the woman of Ithaca to tell their tale. 'The greatest power we woman can own, is that we take in secret . . . ' Seventeen years ago, king Odysseus sailed to war with Troy, taking with him every man of fighting age from the island of Ithaca. None of them have returned, and the women have been left behind to run the kingdom. Penelope was barely into womanhood when she wed Odysseus. Whilst he lived, her position was secure. But now, years on, speculation is mounting that husband is dead, and suitors are starting to knock at her door . . . But no one man is strong enough to claim Odysseus' empty throne - not yet. Between Penelope's many suitors, a cold war of dub