An excellent story based on Greek mythology. Most of the characters come from Greek mythology or Homer. She brings real human insight to both the ancient stories and the characters she works with. It is a novel about vanity, about finding one's own identity, about mortality and death. It also has things to say about some modern issues - our worship of fame, power and celebrity culture; the self-centred, self-indulgent life, our desire for everything to come easily.
This is the first book where I actually feel Greek mythology has come alive. She uses the characters from mythology but she bends them around the meaningful story and themes she wants to write about.
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