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Review: ‘Ithaka’ by Adele Geras
By oldenglishrose - Last updated: Friday, August 20, 2010
Many years have passed since the end of the Trojan War, and Penelope is still waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return home. The city of Ithaka is overrun with uncouth suitors from the surrounding islands who are vying to win Penelope’s hand in marriage, thereby gaining control of the land. When a naked, half-drowned [...]