A Spartan's Sorrow

Name: A Spartan's Sorrow
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781728291505
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By Hannah Lynn

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She's a queen, a witch, and a murderer. But she'll do anything to protect her children... From an award-winning author comes a story of feminist revenge, perfect for readers of Madeleine Miller and Natalie Haynes. All murders must be avenged. While the rest of Greece mourns... Read More

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She's a queen, a witch, and a murderer. But she'll do anything to protect her children...

From an award-winning author comes a story of feminist revenge, perfect for readers of Madeleine Miller and Natalie Haynes.

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 history turns strong women into monsters, and in saving her family, she risks losing them altogether and becoming the most hated woman in Greece...

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781728291505

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 April 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Sourcebooks Landmark

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 234g

Pages: 336

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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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