Title: Reminiscent of author's Henry VIII
Review: I really enjoyed this book. For me, it was truly a page turner, even though I obviously knew how it turned out. It was reminiscent in style to the author's Henry VIII, which I also loved. It was clearly written by Helen, with her perspective changing through the years. Of course, it did have that "subjunctive" perspective, starting with her having to attend Menelaus' funeral - and then flashing back to her youth. I did find myself going to an atlas many times to find some of the locations - such as where the family was exiled prior to returning to Sparta in the beginning, and also trying to determine what was at Troy today. I also enjoyed the way in which the author brought the whole pantheon of Greek mythology into the action of the story.
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