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Author: Laurel Corona Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 110144388X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 368
Book Description
The award-winning author of The Four Seasons retells The Odyssey from the point of view of Odysseus and Penelope's daughter. With her father Odysseus gone for twenty years, Xanthe barricades herself in her royal chambers to escape the rapacious suitors who would abduct her to gain the throne. Xanthe turns to her loom to weave the adventures of her life, from her upbringing among servants and slaves, to the years spent in hiding with her mother's cousin, Helen of Troy, to the passion of her sexual awakening in the arms of the man she loves. And when a stranger dressed as a beggar appears at the palace, Xanthe wonders who will be the one to decide her future-a suitor she loathes, a brother she cannot respect, or a father who doesn't know she exists...
Author: Laurel Corona Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 110144388X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 368
Book Description
The award-winning author of The Four Seasons retells The Odyssey from the point of view of Odysseus and Penelope's daughter. With her father Odysseus gone for twenty years, Xanthe barricades herself in her royal chambers to escape the rapacious suitors who would abduct her to gain the throne. Xanthe turns to her loom to weave the adventures of her life, from her upbringing among servants and slaves, to the years spent in hiding with her mother's cousin, Helen of Troy, to the passion of her sexual awakening in the arms of the man she loves. And when a stranger dressed as a beggar appears at the palace, Xanthe wonders who will be the one to decide her future-a suitor she loathes, a brother she cannot respect, or a father who doesn't know she exists...
Author: Barbara DellAbate-Çelebi Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1609620836 Category : Feminism in literature Languages : en Pages : 187
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A feminist perspective of the myth of Penelope in Annie Leclerc's Toi, Pénélope, Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad and Silvana La Spina's Penelope
Author: Marguerite Johnson Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1350021245 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 312
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Leading and emerging, early career scholars in Classical Reception Studies come together in this volume to explore the under-represented area of the Australasian Classical Tradition. They interrogate the interactions between Mediterranean Antiquity and the antipodean worlds of New Zealand and Australia through the lenses of literature, film, theatre and fine art. Of interest to scholars across the globe who research the influence of antiquity on modern literature, film, theatre and fine art, this volume fills a decisive gap in the literature by bringing antipodean research into the spotlight. Following a contextual introduction to the field, the six parts of the volume explore the latest research on subjects that range from the Lord of the Rings and Xena: Warrior Princess franchises to important artists such as Sidney Nolan and local authors whose work offers opportunities for cross-cultural and interdisciplinary analysis with well-known Western authors and artists.
Author: Jodie Patterson Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers ISBN: 0593123646 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 40
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Jodie Patterson, activist and Chair of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Board, shares her transgender son's experience in this important picture book about identity and acceptance. Penelope knows that he's a boy. (And a ninja.) The problem is getting everyone else to realize it. In this exuberant companion to Jodie Patterson's adult memoir, The Bold World, Patterson shares her son Penelope's frustrations and triumphs on his journey to share himself with the world. Penelope's experiences show children that it always makes you stronger when you are true to yourself and who you really are.
Author: Penelope Bush Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd. ISBN: 1848121954 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 144
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Does money have to change everything? Charlotte Johnson is twelve but short for her age. She has a lovely brother, Spencer and a not so lovely sister, Chelsea. When their mum wins £3.7 million on the lottery they all assume that life will change for the better. But they haven't counted on how everyone around them will react. Charlotte's best friend is acting strangely, and someone's spreading cruel rumours at school. Can Charlotte use the money to change things for the better?
Author: Helen Lester Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 0544106067 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 35
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"The delightfully droll humor is carried out in whimsical watercolor illustrations." "School Library Journal"Spoiled Princess Penelope's new parrot simply wont talk, even when she rattles its cage, calls it names, and threatens to chain it up. But when Prince Percival comes courting, the clever parrot surprises them both when he opens his beak at exactly the wrong time This new addition to the Laugh-Along Lessons series is about the importance of speaking carefully and kindly. Includes a parent/teacher discussion guide and downloadable audio
Author: Kimball Converse Pier Publisher: ISBN: 9781943588978 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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A hauntingly beautiful memoir of humor, grace, gratitude, and failed rescues Killing Penelope is a true story about a girl¿s devotion to her mother, Penelope, a wild and eccentric woman who never intended to have a child, and to her father, Gardiner, a Harvard-educated physician whom the child depended upon to be the steady, stable parent.Penelope did not wear dresses and heels like other mothers of the 1960s. She wore Levi¿s and men¿s shirts, and she held a shotgun with more comfort than she held her baby girl. Penelope loved Gardiner but not enough to give up her Swiss lover, Helene. Kimball was eight when Penelope developed a life-threatening illness, which left her emaciated, drug-addicted, and mentally unstable. When Gardiner abruptly left the family, Penelope gathered her strength and told Kimball they were going to start a new life. Kimball was twelve when they packed up the Porsche, dogs, parakeets, and bags of narcotics, and left the only home she had ever known. Kimball¿s early teen years were frightening and unpredictable as she desperately tried to save Penelope, who succumbed to addiction, depression, and recurring bouts of illness.In this memoir by Kimball Converse Pier, the author gives a beautiful portrayal of her experience of retrieving humor, grace, and gratitude from the rubble of despair and loss.
Author: Laurel Corona
Author: Laurel Corona
Author: Barbara DellAbate-Çelebi
Author: Shawn K. Stout
Author: Todd Mack
Author: Marguerite Johnson
Author: Laurel Corona
Author: Jodie Patterson
Author: Penelope Bush
Author: Helen Lester
Author: Kimball Converse Pier