03282cam a2200493 4500 1075823209 TxAuBib 20231215120000.0 ||||||s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781728268255 1728268257 B0B4BR6B9P Amazon dd128c0b-3915-441d-9a4e-be874a727c9b OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9065272 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Casati, Costanza. Clytemnestra [Libby eBook] : A Novel. Sourcebooks, 2023. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 3884kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Historical Fiction. Greek mythology. Ancient History. Ancient Greece. ancient world. villain story. Clyemnestra. Clymenestra. Clytemestra. Ariadne . wronged. heroine. Mythos. Queen. HTML:<p><strong>"Fans of Circe and Elektra should pick up this powerful Greek myth retelling." —Cosmopolitan</strong></p> <p><strong>For fans of Madeline Miller, a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious villainess of the ancient world and the events that forged her into the legendary queen.</strong></p> <p>As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her best...</p> <p>You were born to a king, but you marry a tyrant. You stand by helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore, and you comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own. Because this was not the first offence against you. This was not the life you ever deserved. And this will not be your undoing. Slowly, you plot.</p> <p>But when your husband returns in triumph, you become a woman with a choice.</p> <p>Acceptance or vengeance, infamy follows both. So, you bide your time and force the gods' hands in the game of retribution. For you understood something long ago that the others never did.</p> <p>If power isn't given to you, you have to take it for yourself.</p> <p><strong>A blazing novel set in the world of Ancient Greece, this is a thrilling tale of power and prophecies, of hatred, love, and of an unforgettable Queen who fiercely dealt out death to those who wronged her.</strong></p> <p><strong>"Crackles with vivid fury, passion, and strength."</strong> —<strong>Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Elektra and Ariadne</strong></p>. Historical Fiction. Literature. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-12-15 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=dd128c0b-3915-441d-9a4e-be874a727c9b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=dd128c0b-3915-441d-9a4e-be874a727c9b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=dd128c0b-3915-441d-9a4e-be874a727c9b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)