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Ithaka by Adèle Geras (2007, Trade Paperback)
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Many years have passed since the end of the Trojan War, and Penelope is still waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return home. The city of Ithaka is overrun with uncouth suitors from the surrounding islands who are vying to win Penelopes hand in marriage, thereby gaining control of the land. When a naked, half-drowned man washes up on the beach, everything changes. . . . Told through the eyes of Klymene, a young girl who is like a daughter to Penelope--and who longs for more than friendship from the young prince Telemachus--Ithaka captures the quiet strength and patience of a womans enduring love for her husband and the ensuing chaos that threatens all as Penelope is pressured to remarry.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100152061045
ISBN-139780152061043
eBay Product ID (ePID)57015975
Product Key Features
Book TitleIthaka
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLegends, Myths, Fables / Greek & Roman, Fantasy / General, General, People & Places / Europe, Romance / General
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
AuthorAdèle Geras
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight10.4 Oz
Item Length7 in
Item Width4.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience
LCCN2005-007569
Reviews[set star] "Themes of loyalty and unrequited love . . . are brilliantly and movingly displayed throughout this ambitious, gripping novel."--Publishers Weekly (starred) --, [set star] "Themes of loyalty and unrequited love . . . are brilliantly and movingly displayed throughout this ambitious, gripping novel."-- Publishers Weekly (starred), [set star] "Themes of loyalty and unrequited love . . . are brilliantly and movingly displayed throughout this ambitious, gripping novel."--Publishers Weekly(starred), *"In this sequel to Troy, Geras once again shows her skill at fashioning multi-dimensional characters from mythological figures and making them accessible to a 21st-century audience...Lovers of Greek mythology will appreciate the authentic flavor of this book, but readers need not be familiar with The Odyssey to follow the plot or to recognize themes of loyalty and unrequited love, which are brilliantly and movingly displayed throughout this ambitious, gripping novel." -Publishers Weekly (January 2, 2006, starred review), *"In this sequel to Troy, Geras once again shows her skill at fashioning multi-dimensional characters from mythological figures and making them accessible to a 21st-century audience...Lovers of Greek mythology will appreciate the authentic flavor of this book, but readers need not be familiar with The Odyssey to follow the plot or to recognize themes of loyalty and unrequited love, which are brilliantly and movingly displayed throughout this ambitious, gripping novel."
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromNinth Grade
Dewey DecimalFic
Grade ToTwelfth Grade
SynopsisMany years have passed since the end of the Trojan War, and Penelope is still waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return home. The city of Ithaka is overrun with uncouth suitors hoping to marry her, thereby gaining control of the land. But when a naked, half-drowned man washes up on the beach, everything changes. Told through the eyes of Klymene, a young girl who is like a daughter to Penelope, this is a timeless story of passion, jealousy, gods, and royalty in the aftermath of war., Told through the eyes of a young girl who is like a daughter to Penelope, wife of Odysseus, this follow-up to "Troy" captures the quiet strength and patience of a womans enduring love for her husband and the ensuing chaos as Penelope is pressured to remarry., Many years have passed since the end of the Trojan War, and Penelope is still waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return home. The city of Ithaka is overrun with uncouth suitors from the surrounding islands who are vying to win Penelope's hand in marriage, thereby gaining control of the land. When a naked, half-drowned man washes up on the beach, everything changes. . . . Told through the eyes of Klymene, a young girl who is like a daughter to Penelope--and who longs for more than friendship from the young prince Telemachus-- Ithaka captures the quiet strength and patience of a woman's enduring love for her husband and the ensuing chaos that threatens all as Penelope is pressured to remarry.
