Elektra Jennifer Saint

The spellbinding new retelling of the story of Troy drawn from the perspective of the fearless women at the heart of it all. The House of Atreus is cursed. A bloodline tainted by a generational cycle of violence and vengeance. This is the story of three women, their fates inextricably tied to this curse, and the fickle nature of men and gods. Clytemnestra The sister of Helen, wife of Agamemnon - her hopes of averting the curse are dashed when her sister is taken to Troy by the feckless Paris. Her husband raises a great army against them and determines to win, whatever the cost. Cassandra Princess of Troy, and cursed by Apollo to see the future but never to be believed when she speaks of it. She is powerless in her knowledge that the city will fall. Elektra The youngest daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, Elektra is horrified by the bloodletting of her kin. But can she escape the curse, or is her own destiny also bound by violence? "The story and its characters swept me up and engulfed me, I could not put this one down" - Real Reader Review "A lyrical, insightful re-telling" - Daily Mail "Relevant and revelatory" - Stylist "A brilliant read" - Women & Home "A spirited retelling" - Times | "Beautiful and absorbing" - Fabulous "A vivid reimagining of Greek mythology" - Harper's Bazaar "Jennifer Saint has done an incredible job" - Red "Energetic and compelling" - Times "An illuminating read" - Woman & Home "A story that's impossible to forget" - Culturefly