{"product_id":"helen-of-troy-9780143038993","title":"Helen of Troy","description":"\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed author Margaret George tells the story of the legendary Greek woman whose face \"launched a thousand ships\" in this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Trojan War, fought nearly twelve hundred years before the birth of Christ, and recounted in Homer's \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e, continues to haunt us because of its origins: one woman's beauty, a visiting prince's passion, and a love that ended in tragedy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLaden with doom, yet surprising in its moments of innocence and beauty, \u003ci\u003eHelen of Troy\u003c\/i\u003e is an exquisite page-turner with a cast of irresistible, legendary characters--Odysseus, Hector, Achilles, Menelaus, Priam, Clytemnestra, Agamemnon, as well as Helen and Paris themselves. With a wealth of material that reproduces the Age of Bronze in all its glory, it brings to life a war that we have all learned about but never before experienced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret George\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of eight novels of biographical historical fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Splendor Before the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Confessions of Young Nero\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eElizabeth I\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHelen of Troy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMary, Called Magdalene\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Memoirs of Cleopatra\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMary Queen of Scotland and the Isles\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Autobiography of Henry VIII\u003c\/i\u003e. She also has coauthored a children's book, \u003ci\u003eLucille Lost\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50900083212562,"sku":"9780143038993","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_df28186d-8b9d-4316-8883-f881a0672a5f.jpg?v=1738374906","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/helen-of-troy-9780143038993","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}