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Staff Pick
I hate to sound trite—but: if you liked Circe by Madeline Miller you are going to love The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker.
Entrenched in the natural descriptions and deep plot-based characterization Pat Barker is known for, this Homeric story pivots the gaze to those who have been conquered the women and girls who have lost everything to become the slaves of the Greek victors in a time when pillaging and spoils of war were not only condoned, but celebrated as the right of the vanquisher.
An easy and immersive read,The Silence of the Girls will have you holding your breathe as you wonder and hope at the enslaved queen, Briseis' fate.
~bobbi
A GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY
'Chilling, powerful, audacious' The Times
'Magnificent. You are in the hands of a writer at the height of her powers' Evening Standard
There was a woman at the heart of the Trojan War whose voice has been silent - until now. Discover the greatest Greek myth of all - retold by the witness that history forgot . . .
Briseis was a queen until her city was destroyed. Now she is a slave to the man who butchered her husband and brothers. Trapped in a world defined by men, can she survive to become the author of her own story?
THE PERFECT GIFT FOR FANS OF MADELINE MILLER'S CIRCE AND THE SONG OF ACHILLES!
*Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and the Costa Novel Award*
Pat Barker continues her extraordinary retelling of one of our greatest myths in The Women of Troy.