- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: David Fickling Books (7 May 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0385615175
- ISBN-13: 978-0385615174
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.8 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 773,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A vivid novel inspired by the classic story of Dido from the author of TROY and ITHAKA.
About the Author
ADELE GERAS was born in Jerusalem and travelled widely as a child. She started writing over twenty-five years ago and has published more than 80 titles. Ithaka was shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. She lives in Manchester with her husband and has two grown-up daughters and two grandchildren.
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Format:Hardcover
In this third re-imagining of great stories from ancient narrative(after Troy and Ithaka), Adele Geras re-imagines the world of Virgil's Dido and Aeneas. Trojan king and Queen of Carthage come to life along with their court in this rich, moving and gripping evocation of a tragic love story that can only end in the arms of Hades..But it isn't just Dido and Aeneas who breathe and love and suffer in this masterly novel; we are plunged right into the lives of Dido's sister, Anna; the Queen's bard, Iopas; the young nursemaid, Elissa, whose starstruck love for Aeneas leads to tragedy; Ascanius, Aeneas' bratty, lonely little son, 'Cubby' a cheerful, absent-minded young kitchen boy, and lots more. But this being the world of ancient Greek myth we also come across the gods and goddesses, meddling in people's lives, walking by their side--Artemis, Hera, Aphrodite, Hermes, Hades all stride and glide through the human lives in a natural yet mysterious way that seems just right. It's a marvellous mix, and told in a lively yet subtle modern way(no quaintnesses here!)which brings a distant world brilliantly to life. Highly reccomended.
Format:Paperback
I bought this book for my daughter on recommendation from a broadsheet newspaper. She has really enjoyed reading it.
Format:Paperback
This is the story of Queen Dido and nursemaid Elissa and their love for Trojan prince Aeneas. Dido and Aeneas are married but Aeneas is leaving to fulfill his destiny and Dido is distraught. Elissa has fallen in love with the Queen's husband, she knows it is wrong but she just can't help herself. The events of the book take place over one fateful night but we learn of events over the previous 2 years in the form of flashbacks from various characters. Dido and Elissa's tale is full of secrets, jealousy and lies - can if have anything other than a tragic ending?
Dido is a re-telling of a classic Greek myth, I have to confess that I don't know much about Greek mythology so I don't know the original story & can't compare this book to it. However, I can say how much I enjoyed reading Dido and what a fantastic job Adel Geras has done bringing these characters to life.
The story is told by 4 different narrators - nursemaid Elissa, Dido's sister Anna, Poet Iopas and kitchen boy Cubby. Sometimes I find having multiple narrators can make for a confusing read but Adele Geras has done such a great job of giving each of them individual voices that I found it easy switching between them. The way the story is told through flashbacks by the different narrators really added to the story, allowing the reader to see events from different perspectives and discover the character's feelings and motives.
I love the way various Greek Gods & Goddesses are brought to life and make appearances throughout the book meddling in the lives of the various characters. Although I have to say that the minute one appears to me I'll be running in the opposite direction as fast as I possibly can because even when they mean well they have a knack of causing more harm than good! I thoroughly enjoyed the story and am looking forward to reading Adele's other books based on Greek mythology - Troy and Ithakas.
Dido is a re-telling of a classic Greek myth, I have to confess that I don't know much about Greek mythology so I don't know the original story & can't compare this book to it. However, I can say how much I enjoyed reading Dido and what a fantastic job Adel Geras has done bringing these characters to life.
The story is told by 4 different narrators - nursemaid Elissa, Dido's sister Anna, Poet Iopas and kitchen boy Cubby. Sometimes I find having multiple narrators can make for a confusing read but Adele Geras has done such a great job of giving each of them individual voices that I found it easy switching between them. The way the story is told through flashbacks by the different narrators really added to the story, allowing the reader to see events from different perspectives and discover the character's feelings and motives.
I love the way various Greek Gods & Goddesses are brought to life and make appearances throughout the book meddling in the lives of the various characters. Although I have to say that the minute one appears to me I'll be running in the opposite direction as fast as I possibly can because even when they mean well they have a knack of causing more harm than good! I thoroughly enjoyed the story and am looking forward to reading Adele's other books based on Greek mythology - Troy and Ithakas.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A good way of introducing teenage readers to a classical story
This re-tells in contemporary form the ancient story of Dido and Aeneas whose principal source is book 4 of Virgil's Aeneid. Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2009 by Roman Clodia
A great tale of love, lies and betrayal.
I don't know much about Greek stories and history, but for some reason I was still dying to read this book. Read more
Published on 28 May 2009 by Jenny, Wondrous Reads
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