THE EXHILARATING FOLLOW-UP TO PAT BARKER'S THE WOMEN OF TROY AND THESILENCE OF THEGIRLSAfterten blood-filled years, the war is over. Troy lies in smoking ruins as thevictorious Greeks fill their ships with the spoils of battle. Alongsidethe treasures looted are the many Trojan women captured by the Greeks - amongthem the legendary prophetess Cassandra, and her watchful maid, Ritsa. Enslaved as concubine - war-wife - to King Agamemnon, Cassandra is plagued byvisions of his death - and her own - while Ritsa is forced to bear witness toboth Cassandra's frenzies and the horrors to come. Meanwhile, awaiting the fleet's return is Queen Clytemnestra, vengeful wife of Agamemnon. Heart-shattered by her husband's choice to sacrifice their eldest daughter tothe gods in exchange for a fair wind to Troy, she has spent this long decadeplotting retribution, in a palace haunted by child-ghosts. Asone wife journeys toward the other, united by the vision of Agamemnon's death, one thing is certain: this long-awaited homecoming will change everyone'sfates forever.
