Polish Outlander

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

My pick for this week is:

Available October 2010 from Berkley Trade

With her father Odysseus gone for twenty years, Xanthe barricades herself in her royal chambers to escape the rapacious suitors who would abduct her to gain the throne. Xanthe turns to her loom to weave the adventures of her life, from her upbringing among servants and slaves, to the years spent in hiding with her mother’s cousin, Helen of Troy, to the passion of her sexual awakening in the arms of the man she loves.  And when a stranger dressed as a beggar appears at the palace, Xanthe wonders who will be the one to decide her future-a suitor she loathes, a brother she cannot respect, or a father who doesn’t know she exists…

Another take on The Odyssey? Count me in! Plus, the cover art is from a John William Waterhouse painting, so that makes it even better.

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