Helen's Judgement

Susan C. Wilson

Beschreibung

THE MOST FAMOUS WOMAN IN MYTH HAS ALWAYS BEEN JUDGED. THIS IS HER STORY.


 



Helen of Troy has been blamed for a war for three thousand years. In this powerful feminist retelling, Susan C. Wilson explores Helen's life not as legend or symbol, but as a woman shaped by love, marriage, and impossible choices. Trapped in a political marriage and valued only for her beauty and fertility, Helen must navigate a world where women are traded to secure power and punished for male ambition. When her decision to leave Sparta sets the Trojan War in motion, she becomes both scapegoat and prize, judged by gods and mortals alike.



 



As the conflict gathers and the stories told about her harden into myth, Helen struggles with guilt, identity, and the cost of survival in a brutal Bronze Age world. Told through rich character driven storytelling and grounded in meticulous historical research, Helen's Judgement examines how women are blamed, silenced, and remembered, and what it means to reclaim a voice when history has already passed sentence.



 



Perfect for readers of feminist myth retellings such as Circe, The Song of Achilles, and The Silence of the Girls, this is a compelling reimagining of one of mythology's most misunderstood women, and the human truth behind the legend.

Verfügbar seit: 06.01.2026.

Drucklänge: 453 Seiten.

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