{"product_id":"penelopes-daughter-9780425236628","title":"Penelope's Daughter","description":"\u003cb\u003e The award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Four Seasons\u003c\/i\u003e retells \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e from the point of view of Odysseus and Penelope's daughter. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurel Corona\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.23h x 5.57w x 0.97d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425236628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e San Diego Book Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/23\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2010 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2010 pg. 65","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44887297917043,"sku":"9780425236628","price":26.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_411f9463-7014-462d-ba58-bb53e3e3154c.jpg?v=1776874499","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/penelopes-daughter-9780425236628","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}