{"product_id":"9781920885953","title":"The Penelopiad","description":"Author: Atwood, Margaret\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781920885953\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 24 Oct 2005\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fresh take on what follows Homer's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e by the international best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenelope. Immortalized in legend and myth as the devoted wife of Odysseus, silently weaving and unpicking and weaving again as she waits for her husband's return.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow Penelope wanders the underworld, spinning a different kind of thread: Her own side of the story is a tale of lust, greed and murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtwood breathes new life into the classic story by giving a voice to Penelope \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Atwood's Penelope is irreverent and shrewd...breathes new meaning into a familiar story.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'As potent as a curse.'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Pragmatic, clever, domestic, mournful, Penelope is a perfect Atwood heroine.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Visually stunning and unforgettable.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNYT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'A witty desecration.'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48128429850782,"sku":"UBD-9781920885953","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781920885953.jpg?v=1786541192","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781920885953","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}