Genre: Historical Fiction, YA Fiction
Publisher: S Books
Even as a small child, Helen, princess of Sparta, knows that there is something special about her; men come from far away just to catch a glimpse of her beauty. Also there are those rumours that her real father was someone more important than King Tyndareus of Sparta. But her beauty is to cause problems; her sister Clytemnestra is jealous of the attention she gets, and even her magical brothers, Castor and Polydeuces, can’t protect her from the predations of a brute like Theseus of Athens. Still, as she grows up, and knows she’ll have to find a husband, she thinks a good deal about love, and what it might mean to her.
EXTRACT
And that was when the terrible thing
happened. There was no swan’s feather on my pillow that morning, but I woke up
with a strange sensation that something soft was brushing my cheek. When I sat
up and looked around, of course, there was no one there. Phyllis and my sister
were still asleep. But I couldn’t help feeling anxious all day, though there
seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary. If Castor had been there, I’d have
confided in him, and he might even have been able to save me from what came
later.
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
Frances Thomas was born in Wales during the war, though she has lived most of her life in London. However, some years ago, she and her historian husband retired to a beautiful part of mid-Wales. She’s written many books for children and adults, her most recent being a trilogy about the girls of the Trojan War.
For many
years Frances also used to teach dyslexic children. She enjoys reading,
sketching, cooking, and looking out of the window at the changing colours of
the countryside. She has two grown up daughters, and two grandchildren.
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