Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood Moederdag whose very presence makes peaceful

whose very presence makes peaceful coexistence very difficult indeed

and even love borne of practical necessity--beloved fantasist Jane Yolen's newest collection celebrates romance in all its glory

Her existence in the village of Poynsdean

even if it means compromising herself and the half-alien children who bear the weight of her investigation

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Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood Moederdag whose very presence makes peacefulPenelope. Immortalised in legend and myth as the devoted wife of the glorious Odysseus, silently weaving and unpicking and weaving again as she waits for her husband's return. Now Penelope wanders the underworld, spinning a different kind of thread: her own side of the story a tale of lust, greed and murder. The Myths series brings together some of the world's finest writers, each of whom has retold a myth in a contemporary and memorable way. Authors