North jumps between characters, offering one sentence or sometimes one single line of dialogue to capture a fleeting scene. The book contains poetic moments in which North creates cinematic descriptions of Ithaca life, like a camera panning from room to room.
Hera, like Penelope, must wield her power without seeming to do so. The entire narrative is told from the perspective of Hera, the queen of the gods, who is drawn to Penelope’s plight but must observe clandestinely to avoid Zeus’s wrath. In other words, she must rule without seeming to do so. With only her maids as allies, she must navigate everything from a disgruntled teenage son to pirate invasions to blatant treachery. Penelope, wife of Odysseus, presides over a dangerous court of suitors vying for her husband’s title. When every able-bodied male sailed for war and glory, the women were left to farm, hunt, fish, and manage alone. Synopsis: Ithaca shares the untold story of the women left behind when Odysseus sailed for Troy.
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