Bibliograph

Daughters of Sparta, a novel, Claire Heywood

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Daughters of Sparta, a novel, Claire Heywood

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Daughters of Sparta

Oclc number

11202304523

Responsibility statement

Claire Heywood

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"For millennia, men have told the legend of the woman whose face launched a thousand ships-but now it's time to hear her side of the story. Daughters of Sparta is a tale of secrets, love, and tragedy from the women behind mythology's most devastating war, the infamous Helen and her sister Klytemnestra"--, Provided by publisherAs princesses of Sparta, Helen and Klytemnestra have known nothing but luxury and plenty. With their high birth and unrivaled beauty, they are the envy of all of Greece. While still only girls, the sisters are separated and married to foreign kings of their father's choosing: the powerful Agamemnon, and his brother Menelaos. Yet even as Queens, each is only expected to do two things: birth an heir and embody the meek, demure nature that is expected of women. As the weight of their husbands' neglect, cruelty, and ambition becomes too heavy to bear, Helen and Klytemnestra push against the constraints of their society to carve new lives for themselves. -- adapted from back cover

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