by Claire North
First published 2022
Seventeen years after Odysseus sailed for Troy, his wife Penelope rules Ithaca alone. Suitors circle, scheming to claim the empty throne. Penelope must navigate a minefield of rivals and loyalties to protect her kingdom from civil war. In this gripping tale of political intrigue, one woman stands between Ithaca and destruction.
Genres: drama, literary-fiction, historical-fiction, political-thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, female-leadership, political-machinations
Setting: Ithaca
Period: Ancient-Greece
391 pages · Paperback · Little, Brown