Troy, Adele Geras
Troy, Adele Geras
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Troy

Author: Adele Geras

Narrator: Miriam Margolyes

Unabridged: 10 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/26/2002


Synopsis

The siege of Troy has lasted almost ten years. Inside the walled city, food is becoming scarce and the death toll is rising. From the heights of Mount Olympus, the gods keep watch.

But Aphrodite, goddess of love, is bored with the endless, dreary war, and so she turns her attention to two sisters: Marpessa, who is gifted with god-sight and serves as handmaiden to Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world; and Xanthe, who is kind and loving and tends the wounded soldiers in the Blood Room. When Eros fits an arrow to his silver-lit bow and lets it fly, neither sister will escape its power.

With vitality and grace, Adèle Geras breathes personality, heartbreak and humor into this classic story, told through the eyes of the women of Troy.

About The Author

Adèle Geras is the celebrated author of many novels and stories, including The Tower Room, Watching the Roses, and Pictures of the Night. She lives in Manchester, England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Gary on October 12, 2021

Adele Geras takes the story of the Iliad, and while recreating it in way that mingles high adventure, tragedy, humour and fatalism, focuses specifically on the fates of five young people and is essentially a romance set in the framework of the Trojan War. While the war rages, and Hector leads the Tro......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on May 31, 2008

I swear, if one more god turns up and tells one of the characters exactly what is going to happen only for them to forget everything about the entire encounter 30 seconds later, I will scream. It happens every other chapter! They're the Greek Gods of the Parthenon, the epitome of vain! They wouldn't......more

Goodreads review by Rashmi on April 11, 2019

I'm studying for my Greek Mythology final (yay for fun electives!) and I couldn't help but think of where my fascination for Greek myths started. Before you say the obvious, nope, it wasn't Percy Jackson. Don't get me wrong, the Percy Jackson series helped me firmly establish my love for greek myth......more


Awards

  • Audie Awards