~ Hardcover (14 x 20.5cm)
The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus
A reinventing the age-old myth of Homer's The Odyssey, The Penelopiad imagines the events from the view of Odysseus' wife Penelope, and her twelve hanged handmaids . . .
With wit and verve, Margaret Atwood draws upon the storytelling and poetic talent for which she herself is renowned to give Penelope new life and reality in this dazzling and playful retelling that is as wise and compassionate as it is haunting, and as wildly entertaining as it is disturbing.
“Two things are apparent when you begin reading The Penelopiad. First, this is a writer who is confidently at the height of her powers. And, second, she’s having fun.” -- The Vancouver Sun