Displaying 1 of 1 2018 Format: Book Author: Barker, Pat, 1943- author Title: The silence of the girls / Pat Barker. Publisher, Date: New York, New York : Doubleday, [2018], 2019. New York, New York : Penguin Group, 2018. [London, England] : Hamish Hamilton, [2018] ©2018 Description: 293 pages ; 25 cm. 325 pages ; 24 cm. 325 pages ; 20 cm. Summary: The ancient city of Troy has withstood a decade under siege of the powerful Greek army, who continue to wage bloody war over a stolen woman. Briseis was queen of one of Troy's neighboring kingdoms, until Achilles, Greece's greatest warrior, sacked her city and murdered her husband and brothers. Briseis becomes Achilles's concubine, a prize of battle, and must adjust quickly in order to survive a radically different life. Keenly observant and cooly unflinching about the daily horrors of war, Briseis finds herself in an unprecedented position to observe the two men driving the Greek forces in what will become their final confrontation. Subjects: Achilles (Mythological character) -- Fiction. Agamemnon, King of Mycenae (Mythological character) -- Fiction Briseis (Legendary character) -- Fiction. Trojan War -- Fiction. Concubinage -- Fiction. Enslaved women -- Fiction. FICTION / Literary FICTION / Historical FICTION / War & Military Troy (Extinct city) -- Fiction Genre: Historical fiction War fiction Notes: Shortlisted for the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction. LCCN: 2018014387 ISBN: 9780385544214 (hardcover) 9780241338070 (hardcover) 9780241338094 (softcover) 9780241983201 (softcover) System Availability: 14 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 14 Control Number: 1696146 Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 12 # System items in: 12 Place Request Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Where is it? Suggestions and more Map It Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
