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Elektra

By: Jennifer Saint
Narrated by: Beth Eyre, Jane Collingwood, Julie Teal
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A spellbinding 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?

©2022 Jennifer Saint (P)2022 Headline Publishing Group Ltd Ancient Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction Marriage Destiny Magic Thought-Provoking
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2 of the 3 main characters are intolerable and i hated them both. Only Cassandra is likeable. You dont NEED likeable characters in a story but i actively didnt want them to succeed at anything they did

Well-written but irritating

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An enjoyable listen. it took me awhile to get into the story, but once interested thought it intriguing and thought provoking.

Definitely worth your money

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After 'Ariadne', by this author, and a host of retellings by numerous others, I found this rather heavy going. For most of these re-wtites I've been swept along as the story and characters unfolded. Always wanting to hear more and having to tear myself away. No such trouble with this volume. I persevered to the end just to see how it would develop and tie things up. I wish I hadn't. 'Ariadne' was excellent and I'll still probably try out the author's other publications.

Slightly disappointing

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I really wanted to enjoy the story, however I had to give up listening to it on audible as I couldn’t stand the sound of saliva coming from one of the narrators. I ended up buying the book and reading the rest of it myself. Such a shame!

Audible ruined it for me

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Moving between the three female characters and the retelling of the fall of Troy through their perspectives was brilliantly done.

Beautiful retelling of Troy

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