"[An novel] . . . following Clytemnestra, [a] notorious heroine of the ancient world, and the events that forged her into the legendary queen"--Provided by publisher.
Helen and Klytemnestra, Spartan princesses, are married off to foreign kings to give them an heir but each rebel against their husbands' neglect, cruelty and ambition and push the limits of society to make new lives for themselves.