{"product_id":"the-penelopiad-9781837260928","title":"The Penelopiad","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 20th anniversary edition of Margaret Atwood's iconic tale with a new foreword by the author and an afterword by Philip Pullman.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fresh take on what follows Homer's \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e by the international best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNow that all the others have run out of air, it's my turn to do a little story-making . . . So I'll spin my own thread.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenelope. Immortalized in legend and myth as the devoted wife of the glorious Odysseus, silently weaving and unpicking and weaving again as she waits for her husband's return.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Penelope wanders the underworld, spinning a different kind of thread: Her own side of the story is a tale of lust, greed and murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtwood breathes new life into the classic story by giving a voice to Penelope and daring to ask what led to the hanging of twelve maids.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Atwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Canongate Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Canons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781837260928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMain - Canons Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45156001382537,"sku":"9781837260928","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_691bad09-71c0-4c83-a0bc-cb626dd4464a.jpg?v=1768293934","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-penelopiad-9781837260928","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}