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Inside the Walls of Troy
A Novel of the Women Who Lived the Trojan War
By McLaren, Clemence
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68931-820-7
- Publisher
- New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1996.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1996
Gr 8-10 What was it like to be the beauteous Helen of Troy, or to be Cassandra, the unappreciated visionary? This novel tries to offer some answers. It begins in the mind of 12-year-old Helen, abducted (but chastely treated) by Theseus, sought after by a dozen contentious suitors, married lovelessly to Menelaus, and finally--the only act in which she has not been completely passive--enthralled by passion in the form of Paris. If Helen, the victim of her own beauty and rank, is not exactly a heroine, Paris is far from a hero. He, too, is passive, blaming his...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
