{"product_id":"ithaca-9780316422963","title":"Ithaca","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the multi-award-winning author Claire North comes a daring reimagining that breathes life into ancient myth and gives voice to the women who stand defiant in a world ruled by ruthless men. It's time for the women of Ithaca to tell their tale . . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Seventeen years ago, King Odysseus sailed to war with Troy, taking with him every man of fighting age from the island of Ithaca. None of them has returned, and the women of Ithaca have been left behind to run the kingdom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Penelope was barely into womanhood when she wed Odysseus. While he lived, her position was secure. But now, years on, speculation is mounting that her husband is dead, and suitors are beginning to knock at her door. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e No one man is strong enough to claim Odysseus' empty throne--not yet. But everyone waits for the balance of power to tip, and Penelope knows that any choice she makes could plunge Ithaca into bloody civil war. Only through cunning, wit, and her trusted circle of maids, can she maintain the tenuous peace needed for the kingdom to survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before. Beyond Ithaca's shores, the whims of gods dictate the wars of men. But on the isle, it is the choices of the abandoned women--and their goddesses-- that will change the course of the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Claire North brings a powerful, fresh, and unflinching voice to ancient myth--darkly fascinating, raw and breathtaking.\" --Jennifer Saint, author of \u003ci\u003eAriadne\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Like Penelope at her loom, North weaves and unweaves, teasing out the threads of Homeric myth to recombine them into something unique, wonderful, and urgently contemporary.\" --M. R. Carey, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl With All the Gifts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Redhook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316422963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400","brand":"Claire North","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42277317214389,"sku":"9780316422963","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_85b29b58-e4fc-442b-ad97-00d6e62e4e4d.jpg?v=1657597401","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ithaca-9780316422963","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}