a novel of the women who lived the Trojan War
The events surrounding the famous battle between the Greeks and the Trojans are told from the points of view of two women, the beautiful Helen and the prophetic Cassandra. Helen and Cassandra and other wives, mothers, and sisters watch the plains below while the heroes of Homer's tale, The Iliad, battle in the war caused by Helen's beauty. This story describes how the women left inside the city may have dealt with the death and destruction caused by this most famous and devastating war.
