Historical fiction
Classics
Literary
2018
Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
Published in Spanish as El silencio de las mujeres
Briseis was a queen until her city was destroyed. Now she is a slave to the man who butchered her husband and brothers.
What it is
A myth or a classic told anew · it leaves you shaken
What happens in it
Retelling
War from the inside
How it feels
Before you pick it up
Is it for you?
It's for you if…
- you like an old story told again
- you like a book that stays with you for days
- you want a book that doesn't look away
Maybe not if…
- you'd rather skip the hard scenes
- you're not in the mood to cry
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