Book of the Week ; Girl Meets Troy Books
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HELEN OF TROY: GODDESS, PRINCESS, WHORE by Bettany Hughes (Cape, Pounds 20) According to legend, Helen of Troy is the fabled beauty whose face launched a thousand ships. But, apart from this impressive nautical achievement, what else do we know about her? Although no images of the Greek princess survive, early authors established her as the paradigm of absolute beauty and its devastating power, describing her as the world's first sex goddess and a no-good home-wrecker. Historian Bettany Hughes draws on fact and fiction, travelling to locations in Greece, North Africa and Asia Minor to reconstruct the life that Helen might have lived. She details her lavish palaces, the rituals and feasts, and delves into her jewellery box. It's an entrancing story of the making of the ultimate pinup.
Picture perfect: Diane Kruger as Helen in the 2004 movie Troy FAMILIES INTERRUPTED MOTHER, MISSING by Joyce Carol Oates (Fourth Estate, Pounds 17.99) When her mother uncharacteristically fails to return her calls, Nikki goes round to discover a scene of chaos and her mother lying murdered.See the full content of this document
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Book of the Week ; Girl Meets Troy Books
Until now, Nikki has led the life of a carefree singleton, but as a grieving daughter she finds herself reassessing priorities. Gripping and...
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