The Penelopiad

Murder comes back to haunt you. For Penelope, wife of Odysseus, running a kingdom while her husband is off fighting the Trojan war is not a simple business. As if it isn't bad enough that he has been lured away due to the shocking behaviour of her beautiful cousin Helen, Penelope must also bring up her wayward son, face down scandalous rumours and keep more than one hundred lustful, greedy, bloodthirsty suitors at bay . . . Perhaps not surprising then that it all ends in murder. Margaret Atwood has given Penelope her own voice so that she can tell her story at last and set the record straight for good.