<div>Margaret Atwood returns with a shrewd, funny, and insightful retelling of the myth of Odysseus from the point of view of Penelope. Describing her own remarkable vision, the author writes in the foreword, &#147;I’ve chosen to give the telling of the story to Penelope and to the twelve hanged maids. The maids form a chanting and singing Chorus, which focuses on two questions that must pose themselves after any close reading of the <i>Odyssey</i>: What led to the hanging of the maids, and what was Penelope really up to? The story as told in the <i>Odyssey</i> doesn’t hold water: there are too many inconsistencies. I’ve always been haunted by the hanged maids and, in <i>The Penelopiad</i>, so is Penelope herself.” One of the high points of literary fiction in 2005, this critically acclaimed story found a vast audience and is finally available in paperback.</div> Read Less