Hello, friends! I'm travelling to Greece in a month and I like to immerse myself in stories set in my destination when I travel. Any fiction suggestions? Please note, I'm looking for classic stories, but not classical stories like the Iliad, if you know what I mean!
Thanks!
Corelli's Mandolin
Thanks!
The Island, set in Spinalonga.
Read The Song of Achilles :)
Thanks, a lot of folks have recommended this!
Mary Renault! The King Must Die and A Fire From Heaven are my personal favs.
Thanks!
I love mythology retellings, others have listed both of Madeline Miller’s which are fantastic. I’ve also enjoyed: Ariadne by Jennifer Saint, Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes, Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
I have quite a big TBR as well of these, let me know if you’d like those too.
Thanks! I've got Cletemnestra on my TBR list and I'm reading Circe now. I'd love to hear what else you recommend!
Sure! I cannot “recommend” because I haven’t read them yet, but here is my mythology TBR
Lies We Sing to the Sea By Sarah Underwood
Pandora: A Novel By Susan Stokes-Chapman
Phaedra: A Novel By Laura Shepperson
The Shadow of Perseus: A Novel By Claire Heywood
Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths By Natalie Haynes
A Thousand Ships By Natalie Haynes
Daughter of Sparta By Claire Andrews
Elektra By Jennifer Saint
Sistersong By Lucy Holland
Greek Myths: A New Retelling By Charlotte Higgins
Lore By Alexandra Bracken
Atalanta by Jennifer Saint
Songs of Penelope Series
Mythos, Heroes, and Troy by Stephen Fry
Omg please read the song of Achilles by Madeline miller. I’m just finishing it up now and I can’t put it down it’s incredible!
Thank you! I'll check it out!
I’m late to this - but Gates of Fire by Stephen Pressfield!
Circe by Madeline Miller. Read it on Crete and loved every single page of it.