{"product_id":"the-last-song-of-penelope-the-songs-of-penelope-3","title":"The Last Song of Penelope (The Songs of Penelope #3)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollowing the critically acclaimed \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/ithaca?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=claire-north\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIthaca\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/house-of-odysseus\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHouse of Odysseus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e comes the final novel in Claire North's Songs of Penelope trilogy - an exquisite, gripping tale that breathes life into ancient myth. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before. Many years ago, Odysseus sailed to war and never returned.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor twenty years his wife Penelope and the women of Ithaca have guarded the isle against suitors and rival kings. But peace cannot be kept forever, and the balance of power is about to break.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beggar has arrived at the Palace. Salt-crusted and ocean-battered, he is scorned by the suitors - but Penelope recognises in him something terrible: her husband, Odysseus, returned at last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYet this Odysseus is no hero. By returning to the island in disguise, he is not merely plotting his revenge against the suitors - vengeance that will spark a civil war - but he's testing the loyalty of his queen. Has she been faithful to him all these years? And how much blood is Odysseus willing to shed to be sure?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe song of Penelope is ending, and the song of Odysseus must ring through Ithaca's halls. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut first, Penelope must use all her cunning to win a war for the fate of the island and keep her family alive, whatever the cost \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Claire North","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45304328159489,"sku":"9780356516141","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-1037.png?v=1718635067","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/the-last-song-of-penelope-the-songs-of-penelope-3","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}