A Thousand Ships

“And I have sung of the women, the women in the shadows. I have sung of the forgotten, the ignored, the untold... I have celebrated them in song because they have waited long enough.”⁣
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Haynes has written an extraordinary retelling of The Iliad and The Odyssey from the perspective of the much overlooked women. Their voices were brave and moving and funny and intelligent. (Penelope was one of my favourite). This is definitely one of my most loved books of the year so far. Everyone should read it. ⁣
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