Book Launch Spotlight: Achilles's Wife: A Novel of Greek Myth Retelling (Trojan Threads) by Judith Starkston

Available from Amazon UK and Amazon US

In an ancient kingdom, a princess takes inspiration from a visiting young woman to challenge her father's views and reach for leadership—and then discovers her muse is a man.

The goddess mother of Greek mythology's most famous warrior, Achilles, will do anything to prevent her son's fated early death. In a desperate move, she hides Achilles, against his will, on an island—disguised in a girl's body.

Tormented by inner discord, the miscast "girl" befriends Mia, the eldest daughter of the island's king, launching a transformation of Mia's own. Armed with a new vision she believes comes from a girl, Mia contends with family secrets, a controlling father, her destiny to rule, and the wrath of a goddess.

When fate reveals Achilles's identity, a divine mother's fury drives Mia and Achilles into marriage. Mia must navigate her love for a man with a divided heart and a dangerous measure of immortality. Balancing governance and motherhood, Mia will face an unbearable choice.

Unique, fascinating, and restores a long-lost voice to the story the Trojan War." -Margaret George, NYT bestselling author of The Memoirs of Cleopatra

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About the Author

Judith Starkston writes historical fantasy set in the Bronze Age of the Greeks and Hittites. Her five novels bring women to the fore—whether the Trojan War captive Briseis or a remarkable Hittite queen whom history forgot, even though she ruled over one of the greatest empires of the ancient world. Judith has spent too much time reading about and exploring the remains of the ancient world. She has degrees in classics from the University of California, Santa Cruz and Cornell. She lives in Davis, California with her husband and a rambunctious garden.  Find Judith on Facebook, and Instagram @judith_starkston