The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

Atwood takes Penelope's part with tremendous verve . . . she explores the very nature of mythic story-telling - MARY BEARD, Guardian

As potent as a curse - Sunday Times

Fabulous . . . Determinedly irreverent - New York Times

A witty desecration . . . Atwood plays with vigour and ingenuity - Observer

Pragmatic, clever, domestic, mournful, Penelope is a perfect Atwood heroine - Spectator

Half Dorothy Parker, half Desperate Housewives - Independent

Atwood and all authors named above are able to grasp the female experience perfectly in myths dominated by men, creating beautifully rounded and realistic characters from those created as ornaments and prizes by Homer - The Courier

Nothing short of genius - Week

Through Atwood’s ingenious imagination, Penelope evolves from her mythical role as Odysseus' ever-faithful wife into an unforgettable, gloriously irreverent heroine.