Costanza Casati's debut novel gives voice to Clytemnestra, a woman who has been condemned by history. This epic feminist retelling is about the notorious Spartan queen who was betrayed by her father, watched her sister be destroyed by violence and rape, and sacrificed her own child to ensure her family's power. She fought as fiercely as any warrior and fell in love with her husband's enemy. Clytemnestra hungered for otherworldly retribution against both men and gods. Despite her strength and cunning, Clytemnestra was condemned by Homer and the Greek poets as a sexually faithless, deceitful, murderous woman. But her story is retold in this novel to showcase her grief, rage, and her ability to fight her own wars. The book isn't just about the consequences of war on women, but about how women fought their battles. Clytemnestra understood that if power isn't given to you, you have to take it for yourself. And now, with this retelling of her story, readers can know her name and hear her voice.
