The Last Song of Penelope

Claire North brings a powerful, fresh and unflinching voice to ancient myth - darkly fascinating, raw and breathtaking’ – Jennifer Saint, author of SUNDAY TIMES bestseller ARIADNELike Penelope at her loom North both weaves and unweaves, teasing out the threads of Homeric myth to recombine them into something unique, wonderful and urgently contemporary – M. R. Carey, author of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTSNorth’s talent shines out – SUNDAY TIMESNorth goes from strength to strength – GUARDIANAn original and even dazzling writer – KIRKUSClaire North brings a powerful, fresh and unflinching voice to ancient myth - darkly fascinating, raw and breathtaking * Jennifer Saint, author of SUNDAY TIMES bestseller ARIADNE on ITHACA *Richly poetic … This is an impassioned plea for the lost, disenfranchised queens of ancient Greece, a love letter to the silenced women of history * BOOKLIST on ITHACA *Conjures up a world in which women, abandoned by their men, must weave their own destinies * THE TIMES on ITHACA *Penelope is proving to be an outstanding epic hero in her own right. The world building is sensational * Elodie Harper, author of THE WOLF DEN on THE HOUSE OF ODYSSEUS *Everything I’ve wanted in a retelling: a vibrant cast, full of suspense, told with a phenomenal narrative voice - this is an absolute masterpiece * Sarah Bonner, author of HER PERFECT TWIN on ITHACA *Claire North has set a new standard for Ancient Greek retellings. Absolutely sublime * Hannah Lynn, author of ATHENA’S CHILD on ITHACA *

Claire North is a pseudonym for Catherine Webb, who wrote several novels in various genres before publishing their first major work as Claire North, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. It was a critically acclaimed success, receiving rave reviews and becoming a word-of-mouth bestseller. They have since published several hugely popular and critically acclaimed novels, won the World Fantasy Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and been shortlisted for the Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer of the Year Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the Philip K. Dick Award. They live in London.

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