The ancient city of Troy has withstood a decade under siege of the powerful Greek army, which continues to wage bloody war over a stolen woman—Helen.

Brilliantly written, filled with moments of terror and beauty, The Silence of the Girls gives voice to an extraordinary woman—and makes an ancient story new ...

The Silence of the Girls is a 2018 novel by English novelist Pat Barker. It recounts the events of the Iliad chiefly from the point of view of Briseis.

Aug 22, 2018 · This brilliant retelling of Homer's epic poem focuses on the cost of war to women through the story of Briseis, Achilles' concubine.

The Silence of the Girls, her latest novel, is extraordinary. Ostensibly a retelling of the Illiad from the point of view of Briseis, captured queen and war ...

A don't not miss read. Great story of the women of the Illaid .Beautiful narrative of the story of The Trojan War and the treatment of the women of the times.

The central story unfurls over a single event-choked year, begun by Wendy, who unlatches a closed adoption and springs on her family the boy her stuffy married ...

Keenly observant and cooly unflinching about the daily horrors of war, Briseis finds herself in an unprecedented position to observe the two men driving the ...

It could be the love story in which only two soulmates could possibly share. It could be both. Regardless, this book captures their bond so poignantly and ...