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He was the cunning trickster king, always playing his opponents’ weaknesses against them, lying as easily as other men breathed. He trusted no one, or so the other warriors of Achaia believed. Then he met the one woman who could match him in cleverness and vowed he would have her, no matter what it took. She was the overlooked daughter and cousin, dark and small when her cousins, Helen and Kleitamaistra, were tall and golden. She was a princess, but knew she would be sacrificed in marriage to buy peace for her uncle’s kingdom. She was a visionary, glimpsing the future and events half a world away in her dreams. Odysseus went to Sparta to win Helen as his bride, but when he saw Penelope, he knew she was the queen who could protect his precious Ithaka through the turmoil of the future. Their love grew through pain and tears, and held strong for twenty years while vengeful gods kept him from their home. Their love triumphed against enemies who would have stolen kingdom and queen, and became the greatest love story ever told...
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Is The Dreamer's Loom appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
A retelling of the Odysseus and Penelope myth featuring themes of war, political scheming, and a long-separated marriage tested by vengeful gods and scheming suitors; romantic content is tasteful with no explicit scenes.
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This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include manipulation and war.
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Who'll love this
A sweeping love story set in ancient Greece following clever Penelope and cunning Odysseus through years of separation and loyalty.