Another tour-de-force from Jennifer Saint - the best-selling author of Ariadne
The House of Atreus is cursed. A bloodline tainted by a cycle of violence. This is the story of three women, their fates doomed by the fickle nature of men and gods.
Clytemnestra
When her sister Helen runs away with a Trojan prince, her husband Agamemnon raises an army against Troy and determines to win, whatever the cost.
Cassandra
Princess of Troy, and cursed to see the future but never to be believed. She is powerless in her knowledge that the city will fall.
Elektra
The youngest daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, Elektra is horrified by the bloodletting of her kin. But can she escape the curse, or is her own destiny also bound by violence?
'A vivid reimagining of Greek mythology's most haunted lineage' Harpers Bazaar
'A brilliant read' Women & Home

Jennifer Saint grew up reading Greek mythology and was always drawn to the untold stories hidden within the myths. She read Classical Studies at King's College, London where she is now a Visiting Research Fellow in the Classics department. After thirteen years as a high school English teacher, she wrote Ariadne which was shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year in 2021 and was a Waterstones Book of the Month, as well as being a Sunday Times bestseller. Her second novel, Elektra, and third novel, Atalanta, were number one Sunday Times bestsellers. Her latest mesmerising mythological retelling is titled Hera.