Sweetbitter Song

Sweetbitter Song

Author: Rosie Hewlett Listening Length: 17h 47m
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Perfect for fans of The Song of Achilles and from the award-winning author of The Witch of Colchis comes a profoundly moving story of two women on the shores of Ithaca, in the shadows of a legendary war, who must face their own battle – one of sisterhood, survival, and a forbidden love that could destroy them both. On...

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I found Eurymachus in the banquet hall.

Despite it being the early hours of the morning, the suitors’ revelry showed no sign of waning.

Flies feasted on leftover food littered across the tables, the stench of rotting meat and fish permeating the air. Penelope rarely permitted any of the slaves to step foot in there, so the food was often left out for days on end.

The suitors were busy redistributing their silver pieces. Beneath my feet, fresh blood gleamed across the stone floor. I wondered if any of it was my brother’s. Despite all my pleading, Melanthius still participated in the horrific fights the suitors orchestrated.