Book guide
The Silence of the Girls
A fierce retelling of the Trojan War through the silenced voice of Briseis, a queen turned slave fighting to reclaim her story.
GenresHistoricalLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalMythologyHistoricalRetellingHistoricalFeminine rageHistoricalWar storyHistoricalClass divideLiteraryTrauma recoveryLiteraryFeminine rageLiterarySocial commentary
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About The Silence of the Girls
There was a woman at the heart of the Trojan War whose voice has been silent - until now. Discover the greatest Greek myth of all - retold by the witness that history forgot . . . Briseis was a queen until her city was destroyed. Now she is a slave to the man who butchered her husband and brothers. Trapped in a world defined by men, can she survive to become the author of her own story?
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
Women of Troy · Book 1 of 3
Content warnings
- war
- enslavement
- slavery
- rape
- sexual violence
- murder
- grief
- blood
- gore
- genocide
- victim blaming
- PTSD
- suicide
- animal death
- child death
- misogyny
- pregnancy
