![]() ![]() ![]() Helen is anointed the heir instead, in part as cover for her dubious parentage, and suitors from all over the realm show up to compete for her hand. Klytemnestra, the elder, expects to be the heir to the Spartan throne, so she’s shocked when her father decides to marry her off to Agamemnon of Mycenae, which will separate her from her family. Heywood introduces them as girls, daughters of the king of Sparta, who already know at a young age that they have important destinies. ![]() Heywood’s engrossing first novel follows the fortunes of two of the most famous women in the ancient world, the sisters and princesses Klytemnestra and Helen, renowned for her exquisite beauty. ![]()
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