Clytemnestra

Strong and immersive. Well-worth plucking from the pile of chiton-lit

Strong and immersive. Well-worth plucking from the pile of chiton-lit

Vivid with fury, passion and strength , this is a fabulous myth retelling . A powerful, thought-provoking portrayal of a fascinating and complicated woman framed in beautiful prose. I loved it

Wow ! What a powerhouse of a novel . Savage , passionate and absolutely spellbinding . The recreation of Sparta is astonishing - you feel you are with Clytemnestra, completely immersed in the brutal world she inhabits with her siblings, whose complex relationships are drawn with skill and tenderness . Clytemnestra's rage , heartbreak and determination radiate off the page. I was utterly gripped

A blaze of a novel, fiery and furious - and alight with murderous revenge. Like Madeline Miller and Jennifer Saint , Casati offers the female perspective on the old, patriarchal tropes of the Greek myths

Rivals House of the Dragon in conspiracies and feminine brutality . Here is a complex and courageous woman, all flesh and blood, simmering with passion . Facing the grimmest of betrayals, Clytemnestra's ruthless desire for revenge powers a thrilling plot. This is an electrifying read that shocks and fascinates in equal measure

A heroine of fierce spirit caught in a world ruled by men , finding a way through with a sharp, unquenchable courage . With the fire and spark of Madeline Miller and the depths of Mary Renault , Clytemnestra will keep you reading well into the small hours, and your dreams will be of worlds where women reach for the gods

A passionate picture of a fiercely patriarchal society and her heroine's refusal to be bound by its
rules

Clytemnestra, whose name has come to epitomise female wickedness, has found a worthy advocate in Costanza Casati and this fascinating Greek myth retelling . . . Casati brings the blood-soaked world of Greek mythology fully alive in this powerful novel

Costanza Casati renders a singularly vibrant Ancient Greece , absolutely alive with emotion and suspense . Casati reveals a Clytemnestra we've never met before : fiercely intelligent , passionate , and loving - and willing to do anything to avenge the ones she loves

A swift-paced telling of the story of Clytemnestra, the fierce but loving princess of often-brutal Sparta . . . The easy-to-follow storytelling and well-rounded characters in the novel really draw in the reader

Costanza Casati was born in Texas and grew up in a village in Northern Italy, where she studied Ancient Greek, and Ancient Greek literature, under one of the country’s most rigorous academic programmes. She is a graduate of the prestigious Warwick Writing MA in the UK, and has worked as a screenwriter and journalist. Her debut novel, Clytemnestra , has sold into 20 territories worldwide, was the winner of the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award and was shortlisted for the Historical Writers Association Debut Crown Award. Babylonia , her second novel, was an instant Sunday Times bestseller.