Helen of Troy - Brossura

George, Margaret

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ISBN 10: 0143038990 ISBN 13: 9780143038993

Casa editrice: Berkley, 2007

Riassunto

Married at a tender age to the remote Spartan king Menelaus, the beautiful Helen bears him a daughter and anticipates a passionless marriage in spite of her divine origins before falling in love with the Trojan prince Paris, with whom she flees to Troy, with devastating consequences. By the author of Mary, Called Magdalene. Reprint.

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“Delicious.”—People

“The face that launched a thousand ships has sparked a scintillating historical novel.”—Chicago Tribune

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“An evocative portrait.”—The New York Times

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“An impressive feat of research and imagination.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Diana Gabaldon

L'autore:

Margaret George is the New York Times bestselling author of eight novels of biographical historical fiction, including The Splendor Before the Dark, The Confessions of Young Nero; Elizabeth I; Helen of Troy; Mary, Called Magdalene; The Memoirs of Cleopatra; Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles; and The Autobiography of Henry VIII. She also has coauthored a children’s book, Lucille Lost.

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• Editore: Berkley
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0143038990
• ISBN 13: 9780143038993
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 672