The+Penelopiad

=** The Penelopiad **=

by Margaret Atwood

What really happened at home in Ithaca when Odysseus went adventuring frolicking with witches, slaying monsters and playing the hero? Was his wife Penelope really the personification of faithfulness? Atwood's //Penelopiad// turns this Greek epic upside down. Aided by her twelve maids, Penelope's voice, laced with irony, fills in the gaps; she waited 20 years for her hubby to come home! Whether you know Homer's original or not you will laugh out loud with this charming and beguiling heroine's darkly humourous tale.

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