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BOOK BITE #Haiku

Clytemnestra is

Mother, Power, Curse breaker

Listen to her ROAR.

Classic tale retold

Love

Yearning for justice

WITH CLYTEMNESTRA’S BIND YOU WILL EXPERIENCE

A powerful retelling

A strong female protagonist

A feminist lens

Motherhood at the heart of the story

A new voice

Stereotypical gender expectations EXPLODED

Patriarchal Power-play

Self-destruction

Violence- TRIGGER WARNING

BLURB

Queen Clytemnestra’s world shatters when Agamemnon, a rival to the throne of Mycenae, storms her palace, destroys her family and claims not only the throne but Clytemnestra herself.

Tormented by her loss, she vows to do all she can to protect the children born from her unhappy marriage to Agamemnon. But when her husband casts his ruthless gaze towards the wealthy citadel of Troy, his ambitions threaten, once more, to destroy the family Clytemnestra loves.

From one of Greek mythology’s most reviled characters—a woman who challenged the absolute power of men—comes this fiery tale of power, family rivalry and a mother’s burning love.

Think you know the story of Queen Clytemnestra? Think again.

All About Susan C. Wilson

Working class Scottish writer
Inspired by stories of Gods and heroes in the dictionary
Intrigued by “what makes us human: the eternal motivations, desires and instincts that cross time and place.”
Susan studied journalism at Napier University and has a post graduate diploma in Classical Studies from the Open University
Clytemnestra’s Bind is her debut novel

TESTIMONIALS

★ Long Listed for the Mslexia Novel Competition 2019

WHAT THE PRESS SAY

“This relentlessly savage novel is powerfully written. Brutality is unflinchingly and convincingly described. “
JULIA STONEHAM, HISTORICALNOVELSOCIETY.ORG

“Author has clearly researched into both the history of the family of Atreus and the customs and way of life in the Mycenaean age as a springboard for this, her first novel.
“This is a very modern novel and quite different in many ways to the accounts of myths and legends by ancient Greek writers, where things are often alluded to, rather than spelt out in detail. It tells similar stories, but adds a vast amount of description of every aspect of what domestic and other life might have been like at that time. .”
Marion GIBB, https://classicsforall.org.uk/reading-room/book-reviews/clytemnestras-bind-house-atreus

“I loved Clytemnestra’s Bind. Susan C Wilson brings raw emotion to every page. She portrays Clytemnestra with all the compassion, determination and strength that she deserved. A truly heart-wrenching read.”
HannaH Lynn, AUTHOR OF ATHENA’S CHILD

WHAT THE BLOGGERS SAY

“Informative and insightful, bringing a new understanding to a previously ignored topic.”
jodyjoy.com @jkjoy_BOOKS

“Clytemnestra may have been vilified as a vengeful woman. However it’s important to understand what led her to behave in such a manner.”
debjanisthoughts.wordpress.com

“The book grips you immediately and is a real page turner. The writing is fluid and the pace is just right. The environment and the characters are very visual.”
melaniegreaves2.wixsite.com @MelanieToBeRead

“Clytemnestra is normally remembered as vengeful, cold and heartless. What about her strength, her resilience, her love for her children?
Epic, evocative & heartbreaking.“
bookafterbookblogspot.com @Silvia_reads

“The books includes both a family tree and a map at the start, both of which I always love to see.
I studied Latin at school, part of which involved reading Book 2 of The Aeneid, which deals with the sacking of Troy. So I found it fascinating to read this tale of the events that precipitated this most famous of defeats. The writing is excellent, and the author doesn’t shy away from the brutality of the events or the passionate emotions of Clytemnestra..”
laura @books_cats_etc
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