The Voyage Home

Pat Barker, Kristin Atherton

eAudio - 2024

From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Regeneration Trilogy comes the powerful third installment to the Women of Troy series. In The Voyage Home, Pat Barker skillfully reimagines Greek mythology, chronicling a perilous journey undertaken by the enslaved healer Ritsa and her cruel mistress Cassandra.AN INSTANT UK BESTSELLER“Barker’s vision of a world shaped by violence, a key theme in all her fiction, is equal to the tragic grandeur of ancient myth....More brilliant work from one of world literature’s greatest writers.” —Kirkus Reviews *starred review*I never saw Cassandra as a victim. I saw a woman as focused on a single aim as any raptor stooping to its prey; but then, I had more opportunities to observe her ruthlessness tha...n most. I was in her power, you see. I was her slave.Pat Barker has crafted the latest in a brilliant reimagining of Greek mythology, and The Voyage Home is the work of a... more