Electra (Delphic Women)

"The first of her three Delphic Women series to be available in the United States is an enthralling, sensual, tragic tale packed with historical detail."--"Kirkus Review "of "Medea"

"Greenwood offers interesting riffs on familiar figures of myth, and impressively buttresses her biggest departure from the usual story in a scholarly afterword. She also makes the most of the dramatic potential in the journey of the Argo through dangers that anticipate Odysseus's perilous return home after the Trojan War. The Medea-centric sections serve as a welcome counterpoint to Robert Graves's Hercules, My Shipmate."--"Publishers Weekly" starred review of "Medea" "In the first volume of her "Delphic Women" historical series set in ancient Greece, Greenwood has taken the ultimate dysfunctional mother and created a character of depth and complexity who betrayed and was betrayed, was lost and, ultimately, redeemed. Greenwood, a prolific and popular writer in her native Australia, is best known here for her humorous Phryne Fisher and Corrina Chapman mysteries. Readers who enjoy such literary reinterpretations of classical myths as Ursula Le Guin's Lavinia or Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad will snap up Greenwood's fresh take."--"Library Journal "starred review of "Medea" "Compared to Greenwood's more well-known fiction, this book is a bit of a curiosity, but it's definitely worth checking out."--"Booklist "of "Medea"
""The first of her three Delphic Women series to be available in the United States is an enthralling, sensual, tragic tale packed with historical detail.""--"Kirkus Review "of "Medea"
""Greenwood offers interesting riffs on familiar figures of myth, and impressively buttresses her biggest departure from the usual story in a scholarly afterword. She also makes the most of the dramatic potential in the journey of the Argo through dangers that anticipate Odysseus's perilous return home after the Trojan War. The Medea-centric sections serve as a welcome counterpoint to Robert Graves's Hercules, My Shipmate.""--"Publishers Weekly" starred review of "Medea" ""In the first volume of her "Delphic Women" historical series set in ancient Greece, Greenwood has taken the ultimate dysfunctional mother and created a character of depth and complexity who betrayed and was betrayed, was lost and, ultimately, redeemed. Greenwood, a prolific and popular writer in her native Australia, is best known here for her humorous Phryne Fisher and Corrina Chapman mysteries. Readers who enjoy such literary reinterpretations of classical myths as Ursula Le Guin's Lavinia or Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad will snap up Greenwood's fresh take.""--"Library Journal "starred review of "Medea" ""Compared to Greenwood's more well-known fiction, this book is a bit of a curiosity, but it's definitely worth checking out.""--"Booklist "of "Medea"
Regarding Medea: "This is a book I didn't want to end. I dreamed about the characters for days afterward."--Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of Last to Die

In this, the third and final book in Kerry Greenwood’s Delphic Women series, Greenwood takes us into Troy as it struggles to rise from the ashes of the Trojan War. But while others have told the story as a struggle of men, Greenwood gives this mythology a compelling and exciting female viewpoint.The women of Troy are in terrible transition. Cassandra, the tragic heroine of the second Delphic Woman novel, is King Agamemnon’s captive. Queen Clytemnestra has taken a lover who has thrown her own loyalties into question. And then there’s Electra, daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. What compels the young beauty? What secret is she hiding? What are her intentions? Are they dark or justified?Cast aside everything you think you know about the Electra myth and allow yourself to view this classic story from a different perspective. Greenwood’s conclusions will surprise and enrapt you.