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All'ombra delle mura di Troia, distrutta e depredata, i greci attendono di tornare a casa con lo sterminato bottino di guerra, donne comprese. Ma le troiane, dopo aver pianto i loro defunti, tenteranno di tutto pur di vendicarsi. Dopo "Il silenzio delle ragazze", una nuova, rivisitazione di uno dei più grandi miti della storia classica. Troia è caduta e i greci, vittoriosi, fremono per rientrare in patria. Per farlo hanno bisogno del buon vento per l'Egeo, che tarda ad arrivare: gli dèi sono offesi poiché il corpo di re Priamo giace insepolto e profanato. I vincitori rimangono così in prossimità della città saccheggiata, insieme alle donne che hanno rapito. La splendida Elena, contesa dai due popoli; Cassandra, che ha imparato a non essere troppo fedele alle proprie profezie; la testarda Amina, con lo sguardo ancora fisso sulle torri in rovina, determinata a riscattare il proprio re; Ecuba la ribelle, che ulula sulla spiaggia silenziosa, quasi volesse risvegliare i morti; e infine Briseide, che porta in grembo il suo futuro: il figlio del defunto Achille. Insieme, stringendo alleanze e facendo leva sulle rivalità tra gli uomini, cercheranno la loro vendetta.
- ISBN: 8806251627
- Casa Editrice: Einaudi
- Pagine: 328
- Data di uscita: 13-09-2022
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another great book to add to my greek mythology retellings bookshelf and a wonderful follow-up to PBs previous book, ‘the silence of the girls.’ i do have a feeling that some readers may find the content of this installment to be a bit boring, however. this story takes place from the moment troy fall Leggi tutto
“Just pour the sodding wine and hope it chokes them.” Really enjoyed this second instalment. We join Briseis again, who is now married to Alcimus and carrying Achilles’ baby. She is treated different by the other women as she is now a ‘wife’ rather than a slave like the others. We meet many of the Leggi tutto
This book felt so unnecessary. The Women of Troy isn’t really about the women of Troy, but about Briseis’ life now that she’s freed through marriage. I said this in my review for the first one, but I do feel as if a book centred on ‘women’ should be voiced by them. Instead, it kicks off with a male n Leggi tutto
After reading the first book in this series I was really excited to get stuck into this one, it did not disappoint. The Women of Troy follows the story of Briseis and the other women who are taken as slaves when the Trojan Horse infiltrates the walls of Troy. I absolutely love that Pat Barker has bee Leggi tutto
Oh my gosh, I LOVED Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls, and I have been awaiting this follow-up, The Women of Troy. If you haven’t read The Silence yet, definitely read that one first because I think it makes the experience of book two even richer. The story begins when Troy falls. The Greeks have Leggi tutto
On the day Polxena died, I’d stood by Achilles’ burial mound and told myself that Achilles’ story had ended at the grace, and that my own story was about to begin. The truth? Achilles’ story never ends: whenever mean fight and die, you’ll find Achilles. And as for me – my story and his were inext Leggi tutto
The Women of Troy examines the grim realities of Bronze Age slavery wherein the victors kill their opponent's men and enslave their women and children. It is the second book in Booker winner Pat Barker's retelling of the Trojan War from a feminist perspective. The first novel, The Silence of the Gir Leggi tutto
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