I've just finished 'a thousand ships' by Natalie Haynes. It's a brilliant re-telling of the Trojan war from the women's point of view. Despite being very bleak in places I also laughed out loud, particularly at Penelope's letters to Odysseus.
I was definitely aided by having listened to her 'stands up for the classics' series on BBC radio 4. Particularly the Illiad (all 24 books in 24 mins!)
#books #bookstodon
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