Mortals and gods mingle easily in adele geras s stylish story of penelopes long wait for odysseus to return home after the trojan war. Ithaka by adele geras 9780552574150paperback lovereading. Personal website for adele geras view the website share. Told through the eyes of klymene, a young girl who is like a daughter to penelope, this is a timeless story of passion, jealousy, gods, and royalty in the. Ithaka by geras, adele and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Time for ballet by adele geras and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Ive been writing books for children and young adults since 1976 and have published more than 90 titles. Adele geras the island of ithaka is overrun with uncouth suitors demanding that penelope choose a new husband, as she patiently awaits the return of odysseus from the trojan war. Geras s first book was tea at mrs manderbys, which was published in 1976. While it doesnt contain the same adventures as odysseuss travels, gerass treatment of the material lends quiet dignity to the events as told by an ordinary teenage girl. Ithaka by adele geras, 9780152061043, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. As sad, gentle penelope waits for her beloved odysseus to return from troy, her hotheaded son.
But when a naked, halfdrowned man washes up on the beach, everything changes. Adele geras is the celebrated author of many books for all ages. I do recommend reading this summary if the original epic before beginning ithaka. Adele geras, whose previous book troy was a retelling of the iliad, has now taken on the odyssey. Set on ithaca during odysseuss absence, and centred on klymene, handmaid to penelope. Other works include troy shortlisted for the whitbread prize and highly commended for the carnegie medal ithaka, happy ever after previously. Its as worked and reworked as penelopes weaving as she waits for odysseus post troy, but its seamless tes geras brings the story to life with characters whose behaviour and reactions seem very contemporary. About adele geras i was born in jerusalem in 1944 and educated at roedean school, brighton and st hildas college, oxford. Ithaka book by adele geras half price books marketplace. Penelope klymene telemachus eurykleia gods of olympus mythical creatures leodes melantho suitors odyseus theme. May 20, 2019 in this sequel to troy, geras once again shows her skill at ithaka. Adele gerasis the celebrated author of many books for all ages, including troy and ithaka.
She started writing over twentyfive years ago and is the author of many titles for young readers, including one previous title for the corgi pups list chalk and cheese and the fou. Ithaka has 5 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Adele geras was born in jerusalem and travelled widely as a child. The pace is gentle, and some difficult subjects are handled with sensitivity writeaway. Many years have passed since the end of the trojan war, and penelope is stil. The vivid colours of life on the abundant island of ithaka are evoked with magic and warmth, as penelope and those around her tell their own incredible stories. Adele geras frsl born 15 march 1944 is an english writer for young children, teens and. This stunning novel retells the odyssey, all from the point of view of those waiting for the hero those. Her first fulllength novel was the girls in the velvet frame. One of them is klymene, orphaned granddaughter of odysseuss old nurse, eurykleia, who grows up during the years. Having already read the first book troy also by the author adele geras, i found myself hoping that ithaka would be as good or better as the first.
Aug 01, 2007 many years have passed since the end of the trojan war, and penelope is still waiting for her husband, odysseus, to return home. I found myself enticed by the book and its accurate historic events. In this sequel to troy, geras once again shows her skill at fashioning multidimensional characters from mythological figures and making them. Oct 06, 2005 ithaka was a moving read, filled with a whirlwind of emotions from page one. Jul 09, 2007 after enjoying adele geras earlier novel, troy a femalecentric alternative depiction of the trojan war i finally had a chance to sit down with ithaka, her reinterpretation of the odyssey, following the same line of inverting the traditional focus of homers stories. The dominant theme is waiting beneath thickening clouds of doubt.
Many years have passed since the end of the trojan war, and penelope is still waiting for her husband, odysseus, to return home. Adele geras is the celebrated author of many books for all ages, including troy and ithaka. Ithaka was shortlisted for the guardian fiction prize and the whitbread chirldrens book award. Ithaka was a great book, that pulled you right into the setting of ancient greece. Its as worked and reworked as penelopes weaving as she waits for odysseus post troy, but its seamless, tes geras brings the story to life with characters whose behaviour and reactions seem very contemporary. Apr 24, 2016 l izzies wish by adele geras is the second and last book i have and will read by her.
Post a comment ithaka was a book that i took great pride in reading. Klymene is the twin sister of ikarios, and both are close friends of telemachus, the son of odysseus. Ithaka is the story of the odyssey told by those waiting for odysseuss return. Ithaka tells the story of what went on after odysseus sailed away with the other greeks to lay siege to troy. Ithaka was a moving read, filled with a whirlwind of emotions from page one. Adele geras books list of books by author adele geras. Feb 01, 2007 written by adele geras and published in 2005 by harcourt, ithaka is young adult fiction that tells the story of the odyssey from the viewpoint of those left behind. Ithaka tells the story of the women left behind after the end of the trojan war.
The city of ithaka is overrun with uncouth suitors from the surrounding islands who are vying to win penelopes hand in marriage, thereby gaining control of the land. Ithaka was a book that i took great pride in reading. The book is about klymene, a young handmaiden to penelope, the wife of odysseus. The framing of the story is a little odd, taking a human angle on the mythological story but retaining the active involvement of the gods though only klymene can see them. She started writing over twentyfive years ago and has published more than 80 titles. Adele geras is the acclaimed author of numerous books for young readers, including the fabulous fantoras series and troy. The author tries to relate to the story of the odyssey. In this powerful novel based on a classic tale, penelope has been waiting years for her husband, odysseus, to return from war. The city of ithaka is overrun with uncouth suitors hoping tomarry her, thereby gaining control of the land. It has been many years since odysseus left to fight in the trojan war, and many believe he is not coming back. You read the story of the island of ithaka, postodysseus leaving for the war, in a focused point of view on klymene. Convinced that odysseus is dead, and wanting control of his land, a group of boorish suitors sets up camp at the palace and dema. The pace is gentle, and some difficult subjects are handled with sensitivity, writeaway.
Adele geras presents a pair of unsung heroines from greek myth in her impressive ithaka, says leslie wilson. Book fairs scholastic education trade publishing international about scholastic customer service contact us. The city of ithaka is overrun with uncouth suitors from the surrounding islands who are. I read ithaka by her which had potential as a reimagining of the odyssey legend but it had too much lust. Oct 21, 2005 ithaka by adele geras 405pp, david fickling. She has written more than 95 books for children, young adults, and adults. Adele geras is the celebrated author of many books.