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The Memoirs of Helen of Troy

Amanda Elyot

Hardcover | Pages: 309 pages

Rating: 3.78 | 1137 Users | 77 Reviews

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Title	:	The Memoirs of Helen of Troy
Author	:	Amanda Elyot
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 309 pages
Published	:	November 8th 2005 by Crown (first published October 4th 2005)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fantasy. Mythology. Fiction. Greek Mythology

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In this lush, compelling novel of passion and loss, Helen of Troy, a true survivor, tells the truth about her life, her lovers, and the Trojan War. This is the memoir that she has written—her legendary beauty still undimmed by age.

Gossips began whispering about Princess Helen from the moment of her birth. A daughter of the royal house of Sparta, she was not truly the progeny of King Tyndareus, they murmured, but of Zeus, king of the gods. Her mother, Queen Leda, a powerful priestess, was branded an adulteress, with tragic consequences. To complicate matters, as Helen grew to adulthood her beauty was so breathtaking that it overshadowed even that of her jealous sister, Clytemnestra, making her even more of an outcast within her own family. So it came as something of a relief to her when she was kidnapped by Theseus, king of Athens, in a gambit to replenish his kingdom’s coffers.

But Helen fell in love with the much older Theseus, and to his surprise, he found himself enamored of her as well. On her forced return to Sparta, Helen was hastily married off to the tepid Menelaus for the sake of an advantageous political alliance. Yet even after years of marriage, the spirited, passionate Helen never became the docile wife King Menelaus desired, and when she fell in love with another man—Paris Alexandros, the prodigal son of King Priam of Troy—Helen unwittingly set the stage for the ultimate conflict: a war that would destroy nearly all she held dear.

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Original Title:	The Memoirs of Helen of Troy
ISBN:	0307209989 (ISBN13: 9780307209986)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Helen of Troy

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I was interested in learning more about this historical figure but all the worship of the Greek gods and goddesses and the strange rituals they participate in turn me off. Those people seem so self-serving and shallow!

Sucks. Might as well read Wikipedia or Cliff Notes.

Historical fiction about Helen of Troy; I need to look up the historical account of her life. Before this book all I really knew was that she was "stolen" by Paris and taken to Troy and the quote, "the face that launched 1000 ships." A fairly entertaining read, although one always knows what is coming-the Trojan Horse. Helen had many children according to this book. I want to find out how she died since all through the book she described herself as a "demigod" and only Zeus who was her father

Besides learning about Helen of Troy years ago in school, this was the first book I've ever read about her. The way that it was written made you relate to Helen and made her seem reachable. You will understand more of the woman behind the name than just see her as the cause of the famous Trojan War.

Was this supposed to be ironic? A justification from a self-satisfied Helen of Troy, who bills herself as "pragmatic" while accepting herself as semi-divine and immortal, and who uses "fate" as an excuse to deny herself nothing, despite the consequences. Yuck.

The story of Helen has been around at least since Homer wrote the "Iliad". Her beauty caused its fair share of problems in her day. Her beautiful face did cause a war after all. But is her beauty her fault? Can we blame an entire war on just one lovely face? Have mythology, history, art, and literature really been fair to her? I wanted a retelling that will make Helen more real and, to an extent, relatable. I admit it's my fault for expecting too much from "The Memoirs of Helen of Troy". I might

One of the things that any seasoned lover of historical fiction knows is that the history of a tale holds just as much importance as the way the story itself is told. In Amanda Elyots book The Memoirs of Helen of Troy, we get an engaging tale right from the start. We also get a lot of history- some events we know about, and others are new to us. While this era of history is not my specialty, Elyot informs us of her research at the end, and lets us know that where there are questions on accuracy,