Troy - Couverture souple

Geras, Adele

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0439992206 ISBN 13 : 9780439992206

Editeur : Scholastic, 2001

Synopsis

Inside the ancient city of Troy, the cries belong to the women of Troy who have seen their menfolk die and suffer before their eyes. This is the story of two sisters. Marpessa, the younger, is gifted with God-sight and can see the Immortals. She is handmaiden to Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world. Xanthe, kind and loving, tends the warriors in the Blood Room, where the wounded are carried in from the battle. Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, bored with the endless dreary war, decided to play with the two girls.

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, told through the eyes of the women of Troy, 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
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0439992206
• ISBN 13: 9780439992206
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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