The Penelopiad
by
Margaret Atwood
Knopf Canada
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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