Advent Day 19…. The Silence of the Girl’s

The ancient city of Troy has withstood a decade under siege of the powerful Greek army, which continues to wage bloody war over a stolen woman—Helen. In the Greek camp, another woman—Briseis—watches and waits for the war’s outcome. She was queen of one of Troy’s neighboring kingdoms, until Achilles, Greece’s greatest warrior, sacked her city and murdered her husband and brothers. Briseis becomes Achilles’s concubine, a prize of battle, and must adjust quickly in order to survive a radically different life, as one of the many conquered women who serve the Greek army.

When Agamemnon, the brutal political leader of the Greek forces, demands Briseis for himself, she finds herself caught between the two most powerful of the Greeks. Achilles refuses to fight in protest, and the Greeks begin to lose ground to their Trojan opponents. Keenly observant and coolly unflinching about the daily horrors of war, Briseis finds herself in an unprecedented position, able to observe the two men driving the Greek army in what will become their final confrontation, deciding the fate not only of Briseis’s people but also of the ancient world at large.

You may have noticed another subtle rainbow…

The cover of this book screams 90s to me and it was so fun to create this washed out pastel rainbow with contrasting black speckles and splashes.

The book is another female author but one that I have read recently instead of a while ago! It was such a good premise, following a commonly known story but through the eyes and issues faced by the women, who in history were never given a voice. Not to pop my feminist pants on but, I loved it!! Worth a read!!