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Electra
- Author
- Kerry Greenwood
- Publisher
- Ulverscroft Ltd
- Publish Date
- 1 March 2023
- Run Time
- 10 hours 33 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Princess of Mycenae, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, sister of the sacrificed Iphigenia and the cursed Orestes.
Electra is forced to flee her home after witnessing the shocking revenge-murder of her father, by her mother, on his return from the Trojan War.
Life beyond the palace is frightening, and the scandalous behaviour of her foreign companions disturbs her, but she needs the help of the Trojan Cassandra, and her two lovers, to survive.
Driven by her own desire for vengeance, Electra's life becomes one of adventure, peril, pleasure, tragedy and love.
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Details
- Author
- Kerry Greenwood
- Narrator
- Deryn Edwards, Simon Mattacks, Lucy Scott
- Duration
- 10 hours 33 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 March 2023
- ISBN
- 9781399137966
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Ulverscroft Ltd
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Ancient Greek religion and mythology
Synopsis
Princess of Mycenae, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, sister of the sacrificed Iphigenia and the cursed Orestes. Electra is forced to flee her home after witnessing the shocking revenge-murder of her father, by her mother, on his return from the Trojan War. Life beyond the palace is frightening, and the scandalous behaviour of her foreign companions disturbs her, but she needs the help of the Trojan Cassandra, and her two lovers, to survive. Driven by her own desire for vengeance, Electra's life becomes one of adventure, peril, pleasure, tragedy and love.
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