The silence of the girls : a novel
Book |
First United States edition. |
Doubleday,
New York :
[2018]
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial | FIC BARKE 2018 | Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
"The ancient city of Troy has withstood a decade under siege of the powerful Greek army, who continue to wage bloody war over a stolen woman--Helen. In the Greek camp, another woman watches and waits for the war's outcome: Briseis. 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. When Agamemnon, the brutal political leader of the Greek forces, demands Briseis for himself, she finds herself caught between the two most powerful of the Greeks. Achilles refuses to fight in protest, and the Greeks begin to lose ground to their Trojan opponents. Keenly observant and cooly unflinching about the daily horrors of war, Briseis finds herself in an unprecedented position to observe the two men driving the Greek forces in what will become their final confrontation, deciding the fate, not only of Briseis's people, but also of the ancient world at large."--Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9780385544214
- ISBN: 0385544219
- Physical Description: 293 pages ; 25 cmprint
- Edition: First United States edition.
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
- General Note: LSC 40.25