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Type: fiction

Status: —

Author: Margaret Atwood

Description: This is the Odyssey according to Penelope, and she has her own hardships to endure. WhileThis is the Odyssey according to Penelope, and she has her own hardships to endure. While her husband is off fighting a war resulting from her selfish and beautiful cousin, Helen, Penelope must deal with isolation and loneliness. While Odysseus is away she must raise their son, fight off suitors and take comfort from her maids. It puts in to perspective this long-suffering wife and mother. ...

2006-11-09