Perfect for fans of CIRCE and THE SONG OF ACHILLES, this is the first instalment in an epic three-part series.
Release date: 15/06/2023
Publisher: Neem Tree Press
Author: Susan C Wilson
Susan C Wilson is a working-class Scottish writer. Her lifelong passion for ancient Greece was ignited as a child by stumbling across stories of gods and heroes in the dictionary. She loves to explore what makes us human: the eternal motivations, desires and instincts that cross time and place.
She has a degree in journalism from Napier University and, in preparation for writing her novels, gained a diploma in classical studies from the Open University. Clytemnestra’s Bind, her debut novel, was long-listed for the Mslexia Novel Competition 2019. It is the first in The House of Atreus trilogy and will be published by Neem Tree Press in June 2023.
Queen Clytemnestra’s world shatters when Agamemnon, a rival to the throne of Mycenae, storms her palace, destroys her family and claims not only the throne but Clytemnestra herself.
Tormented by her loss, she vows to do all she can to protect the children born from her unhappy marriage to Agamemnon. But when her husband casts his ruthless gaze towards the wealthy citadel of Troy, his ambitions threaten, once more, to destroy the family Clytemnestra loves.
From one of Greek mythology’s most reviled characters—a woman who challenged the absolute power of men—comes this fiery tale of power, family rivalry and a mother’s burning love.
I love a Greek myth retelling that takes a woman who has a line or two in the original, and makes her the centre of her own story.
Clytemnestra is no different. In this, she is given the opportunity to grieve and love, and to make her own decisions. She is a queen, more so than just a mother and her wife.
I haven’t quite finished this yet (I think I’m slumpy so am not reaching for books), but I don’t want to put this down when I read it. It’s very readable and I want to find out more.
Wilson creates an incredibly vivid, detailed setting in her writing and I really feel for Clytemnestra. I can’t wait to see how she imagines her story going down.
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