A spartan war ship sails into ithaca and two men arrive to demand the fulfilment of an oath. It is seven years into the siege at troy, and neomene finds herself defending the greek camp against fever and trojan attack. Now kat is twentyeight, single, a couch potato in a cube farm, when her father goes missing. The walls of troy picks up a few years after cherry gregory s the girl from ithaca ends and retells the famous stories of the fall of troy from the refreshing perspective of odysseus sister. The girl from ithaca by cherry gregory grinning bandit books. The girl from ithaca sister of odysseus book 1 feb 3, 2015. Cherry gregory, author of the girl from ithaca, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist. Book club groups in ithaca heres a look at some book club groups near ithaca.
Percy the high flying pig cherry gregory childrens fiction now available. In this fabulous followup to the girl from ithaca, the talented ms gregory weaves her homeric tapestry once again to bring us the climax of the trojan war. Soon she is embroiled in the destiny of achilles and the fate of troy itself. It obviously occupied the fecund mind of british author cherry gregory and she has taken the task of recreating the famous names of greek mythology to a more immediately accessible level in this her first book the girl from ithaca. So when i heard that cherry gregory had written a historical novel based on the trojan war, i knew i would have to read it. Flashman and the cobra robert brightwell historical. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. The girl from ithaca by cherry gregory setinthepast. Since leaving university, she has worked in law centres, youth clubs, schools and playgroups. This was pretty impressive for something thats available for free for kindles. The girl from ithaca sister of odysseus book 1 english edition ebook. There are several things that are remarkable about this book. The walls of troy cherry gregory historical fiction now available. The film stars emily vancamp, michael nyqvist, david call, michael cristofer, talia balsam and ana mulvoyten.
Plucky heroine neomene, younger sister of odysseus, comes of age and finds herself embroiled in the destiny of achilles. The girl from ithaca by cherry gregory 402 ratings, 3. Her second book, the walls of troy, continues the story as neomene fights for survival in the trojan war. Helen of sparta amalia carosella the girl from ithaca cherry gregory. The girl from ithaca sister of odysseus book 1 ebook. Join us for a scavenger hunt, activities, giveaways, and more at this special celebration for the newest book in the beloved wings of fire. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
First, it is well researched, so much so that it could even serve on its own as a. I havent read circe yet but song of achilles is one of my favorites. Aldiss the years of the city by frederik pohl sims by f. The coming of the terraphiles by michael moorcock doctor who. It is a beautifully written book which i thoroughly recommend. The walls of troy picks up a few years after cherry gregorys the girl from ithaca ends and retells the famous stories of the fall of troy from the refreshing perspective of odysseus sister. She did graduate work in philosophy at the university of virginia and earned an mfa from the university of north carolina at greensboro. The girl from ithaca sister of odysseus book 1 kindle. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. Cherry gregory was born and brought up on a dairy farm in nantwich, cheshire. First, some of my favorites from 2018, since circumstances prevented a yearend list.
The girl from ithaca by cherry gregory, paperback barnes. Her first book, the girl from ithaca, tells the story of neomene of ithaca, younger sister of odysseus, and reveals what homer never knew. The girl from ithaca sister of odysseus book 1 kindle edition by gregory, cherry. Cherry gregory grew up on a farm in nantwich, cheshire. She now lives on the shropshirewelsh border with her husband, keith, her grown up daughter charlotte, and her tabby cat, thomas. She now lives on the shropshire welsh border with her husband and daughter. Homepage our books authors about us feedback search site.
The girl from ithaca is the first part of an epic trilogy following the trojan war, and the quest to wrest helen from the arms of paris. The girl from ithaca cherry gregory historical fiction now available. The girl in the book is a 2015 american drama film written and directed by marya cohn in her directorial debut. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Cherry gregory sister of odysseus 01 the girl from ithaca.
Kat makris was a little girl when her father spun wild and outrageous bedtime stories about baboulas, the greek boogeyman, a lawless creature with a penchant for stealing gold and clashing with the gods. The girl from ithaca is neomene, a younger sister of odysseus. The warrior kings and queens who made england by dan jones. The girl from ithaca by cherry gregory 2 times harvest of gold by tessa afshar 2 times rogue spy by joanna bourne 2 times the boys in the boat by daniel james brown 2 times the plantagenets. No, she isnt in the iliad or the odyssey, cherry gregory made her up. The girl from ithaca sister of odysseus book 1 english. Follow cherry gregory and explore their bibliography from s cherry gregory author page. However, the girl from ithaca is so well written, the characters are so real and the descriptions so magical that cherry gregory could have had aliens instead of gods and i wouldnt have minded. Cherry the girl by van heller, marcus and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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