While breathtakingly beautiful even as a child, Helen never quite mastered tasks like spinning and weaving and the prospect of marriage and motherhood was always daunting and elusive. In the meantime, she helped look after her younger sister, Helen. She looked forward to the day that she would marry and become a wife, mother, and eventually Queen of Sparta. Klytemnestra always knew, accepted, and welcomed her role as oldest daughter. Focused on Klytemnestra and Helen, Daughters of Sparta examines the expectations placed on women, how that impacted their sense of self, and how often women are blamed (and punished) for the actions of men. When I saw that Claire Heywood had a new novel, Daughters of Sparta releasing soon, I jumped at the chance to preview another book looking at the Trojan War from a female perspective. After finishing A Thousand Ships back in March, I’ve found my interest in the myths and legends of Ancient Greece has remained steady – as has my wavering on whether I want to take a stab at reading The Iliad or The Odyssey.
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