Book guide
The Penelopiad
From the underworld, Penelope retells her own myth and exposes the lust, greed, and murder behind a legendary marriage.
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalMythologyHistoricalRetellingHistoricalFeminine rageHistoricalClass divideLiteraryUnreliable narratorLiteraryBetrayalLiteraryFeminine rageLiteraryFragmented narrativeLiterarySocial commentaryFantasyMythologyFantasyRetellingFantasyBetrayal
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About The Penelopiad
Penelope. Immortalised in legend and myth as the devoted wife of the glorious Odysseus, silently weaving and unpicking and weaving again as she waits for her husband's return.Now Penelope wanders the underworld, spinning a different kind of thread: her own side of the story - a tale of lust, greed and murder.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- murder
- hanging
- execution
- rape
- sexual assault
- child marriage
- abuse
- violence
- sexism
