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Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy | Margaret George
The New York Times bestseller from Margaret George, author of Mary, Called Magdalene and Elizabeth I With her amazing ability to summon the voices of historical characters, Margaret George tells the story of the woman whose face "launched a thousand ships" in Helen of Troy. Laden with doom, yet surprising in its moments of innocence and beauty, this is a beautifully told story of a legendary woman and her times. An exquisite page-turner with a cast of irresistible characters--Odysseus, Hector, Achilles, Priam, Clytemnestra, Agamemnon, as well as Helen and Paris themselves--and a wealth of material that reproduces the Age of Bronze in all its glory, Helen of Troy brings to life a war that we have all learned about but never before experienced.
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Tera66
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#FearlessFebruary
@jenniferw88
🎶🎵Say you'll remember me standing in a nice dress
Staring at the sunset, babe
Red lips and rosy cheeks
Say you'll see me again
Even if it's just in your wildest dreams, ah-ha
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EmilieGR
Helen of Troy | Margaret George
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Love how human and real George makes these great ladies of history

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sunnyaltman
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I stayed up late to finish The Odyssey, so I‘ve had a late start to #24in48 today. I loved this translation, and it was very easy to read despite me never reading poetry. Now off to read some comics!

The tagged book is a retelling of The Iliad and The Odyssey from Helen‘s perspective. @kgriffith I think you‘ll love it!

kgriffith Stacked, thanks so much for the tag! 6y
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EllieDottie
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#difficultwomen as the greatest compliment! #fallintobooks

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pmg227
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"I flew back to Troy." Reading one of my favorite historical fiction writers--Margaret George.

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JacintaMCarter
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sherryvdh
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I had to think all day on this one. My shelves just do not have characters I thought fit. Then, I remembered I read this book ages ago. I'm not even sure what happened to my copy. (9 years, 2 moves, and a move almost halfway across the country will do that, I suppose).

Considering the war she incited, I'd think Helen would be a #BlondeBombshell. #Characters2017 @LibrarianRyan

LibrarianRyan 👍🏻🤓 7y
EllieDottie This is a great one!!! 7y
Caterina This is a fun book! Very well researched! 7y
Victoria_Clyne If you're after a different female perspective of Troy you could try Cassandra by Christa Wolfe. I read it when i was studying German literature (I took a shortcut and read the translation) and really enjoyed it. 7y
sherryvdh @Victoria_Clyne That sounds really interesting! 7y
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Born.A.Reader
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#mythology #aprilbookshowers
The Odyssey books are my hubby's, but the Helen of Troy book I just recently found and am excited to start!

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Reecaspieces
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After a day of marathon #audiopuzzling, I finally finished this #longread. Very well written and researched. Loved it!! Now on to Shogun! #longread for March (does long read count if you are listening to it?)

Texreader Gorgeous!! 8y
Reecaspieces @Texreader thank you!! 8y
minkyb Great puzzling! I loved all the Clavell novels. 8y
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LitHousewife I love that puzzle!! 8y
Reecaspieces @minkyb I am really looking forward to it!! @LitHousewife it is adorable. I got it on sale at b&n after Christmas for $6. Can't beat that 8y
DivineDiana Beautiful! 8y
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ej0728
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Margaret George never disappoints. This is gorgeously written and so engrossing. Like all her other books, well researched and a thoroughly enjoyable read.

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TheNextBook
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Historical fiction at its best. If you even somewhat enjoyed Troy then you should enjoy this. Huge fan Margaret George's writing. Beautifully told story!

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