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A Spartan's Sorrow
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She's a queen, a witch, and a murderer. But she'll do anything to protect her children... All murders must be avenged. While the rest of Greece mourns for the war that has taken their husbands away, Clytemnestra fears the day it will bring Agamemnon back. When...
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She's a queen, a witch, and a murderer. But she'll do anything to protect her children...
All murders must be avenged.
While the rest of Greece mourns for the war that has taken their husbands away, Clytemnestra fears the day it will bring Agamemnon back. When her husband willingly sacrifices their eldest daughter to appease the gods, Clytemnestra vows to do whatever it takes to protect her remaining children. But in doing so, she faces losing them altogether and becoming the most hated woman in Greece...
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781728284279
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 April 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Sourcebooks, Inc
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 27.0mm
Width: 139.0mm
Height: 209.0mm
Weight: 346g
Pages: 336
About the Author
HANNAH LYNN lives in the UK with her husband, daughter and horde of cats. Her first historical novel, Athena's Child, was a 2020 Gold Medalist at the Independent Publishers Awards.
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