The Book Report, November 1st, 2000
McLaren, Clemence Waiting for Odysseus 2000. 149pp. $16 lb. Atheneum. 0-689-82875-6. Grades 8-10
In this novel, four women tell different parts of the story. Penelope describes first meeting Odysseus and how she schemed to win him. During his return trip from Troy, Odysseus landed near the palace of the witch Circe, who made him her lover but could not hold him, though she wanted to do so. The goddess Athena also loved Odysseus. She protected him against the wrath of her powerful Uncle Poseidon, forced Calypso to release him, and helped him reclaim Ithaca. The story of the old nurse, Eurycl...
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