The Silence of the Girls: A retelling of the classic Greek myth, Troy, from the Booker prize-winning author of Regeneration
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🏆Shortlisted for major literary awards
📚Booker Prize-winning author
🏛️Ancient Greek myth retelling
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🏛️ Silence speaks louder: The Trojan War retold through the eyes that history forgot.
- TOP RANKED BESTSELLER - Join over 15,000 readers who rated it 4.3 stars and propelled it to top ranks in Ancient History Fiction.
- A FEMINIST VOICE RECLAIMED - Experience the Trojan War from Briseis’ powerful perspective, breaking centuries of silence.
- IMMERSIVE HISTORICAL DRAMA - Feel the raw intensity of war, survival, and resilience in a vividly reimagined ancient world.
- CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED MASTERPIECE - From a Booker Prize-winning author, praised by The Guardian and The Times for its audacity and depth.
- PERFECT FOR MYTHOLOGY ENTHUSIASTS - A must-read for fans of The Odyssey, Circe, and Song of Achilles craving fresh, bold narratives.
The Silence of the Girls is a Booker Prize-winning author Pat Barker’s feminist retelling of the Trojan War, focusing on Briseis, a queen turned slave. Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and the Costa Novel Award, this critically acclaimed novel offers a gripping, immersive perspective on ancient myth, war, and female resilience, ranking high in Ancient & Classical History Fiction with over 15,000 positive reviews.
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| Best Sellers Rank | 4,616 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 19 in Ancient & Classical History Fiction 75 in Myths & Fairy Tales 127 in Myths & Legends |
| Book 1 of 3 | Women of Troy |
| Customer reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (15,740) |
| Dimensions | 13 x 2 x 19.8 cm |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN-10 | 0241983207 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0241983201 |
| Item weight | 242 g |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 336 pages |
| Publication date | 2 May 2019 |
| Publisher | Penguin |
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