The Memoirs of Helen of Troy: A Novel
 

The Memoirs of Helen of Troy: A Novel

by Amanda Elyot

History’s Greatest BeautyTells the Story of Her Life

Gossips began whispering about Princess Helen from the moment of her birth. A daughter of the royal house of Sparta, she was not the progeny of King Tyndareus, they murmured, but of Zeus, king of the gods. Her mother, Queen Leda, a powerful priestess, was branded an adulteress, with tragic consequences. As Helen grew to... (read more)

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A wonderful historical novel. The fall of Troy told through the eyes of the woman who "caused it all!"

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