Troy - Couverture souple

Geras, Adele

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0439950953 ISBN 13 : 9780439950954

Editeur : Scholastic Point, 2006

Synopsis

Who can resist a goddess? The most famous war in history is brought to life through the eyes of two sisters. Marpessa is gifted with God-sight, Xanthe has the healing touch. But then Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, decides to play with their hearts...and contrives for them to fall in love with the same young warrior.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The classic struggle between Greece and Troy brought to life by a panoramic chorus of voices both humble and high, human and divine.      The siege of Troy has lasted almost ten years. Inside the walled city, food is becoming scarce and the death toll is rising. From the heights of Mount Olympus, the Gods keep watch.      But Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, is bored with the endless, dreary war, and so she turns her attention to two sisters: Marpessa, who is gifted with God-sight and serves as handmaiden to Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world; and Xanthe, who is kind and loving and tends the wounded soldiers in the Blood Room. When Eros fits an arrow to his silver-lit bow and lets it fly, neither sister will escape its power.      With vitality and grace, Adèle Geras breathes personality, heartbreak, and humor into this classic story. This is truly an inspired novel, in which the Gods move among mortals and an ancient city is brought to life.

Revue de presse

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A Smithsonian Magazine Notable Book for Children A Carnegie Medal Finalist A Whitbread Award Finalist A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book "Engrossing. . . . Delivers the sack of Troy as an ambitious, cinematic affair."  —The New York Times Book Review "A sexy, sweeping tale, filled with drama, sassy humor, and vividly imagined domestic details."  —Booklist * "Captivating."  —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Scholastic Point
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0439950953
• ISBN 13: 9780439950954
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible