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THE DEATH AND LIFE OF IPHIGENIA
SONGS AND LIES, BOOK 1
Iphigenia’s true story lies beneath the songs of the bards and the whispers of Muses
As Greek warriors prepare for the Trojan War, Mycenaean princess Iphigenia is forced to endure the demands of angry gods and desperate kings.
Separated from her mother and sister, exiled to an oppressive foreign land, she is bound by sacred duty to perform grim rituals that stain her hands and haunt her dreams.
Finally, after fourteen long years, she discovers an opportunity to escape and must decide if her longed-for home and stolen life are still worth fighting for.
This is a tale of survival, identity, and the eternal quest for belonging.
EDITORIAL REVIEW BY J. LYNN ELSE, HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY
“ ... Wilson has crafted a meticulously researched narrative, brimming with entrancing details and emotional depth. Iphigenia’s walk through life vividly depicts the hardships and savagery of the Bronze Age, especially the practice of sacrificial worship as told through the eyes of a character once on the receiving end of it by her own father’s hand. Iphigenia grapples with her new reality as questions arise about her survival and how she ended up on the island of Tauris. Can she accept this new life and find a place of belonging when reminders of her old one keep popping up? The prose captivates with its exquisite, indulgent detail; its evocative quality and the overarching poetic narration by the protagonist are reminiscent of works like Ithaca and Circe. A beautifully told and vividly re-imagined coming-of-age tale set in ancient Greece.”
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