Silence of the Girls: A retelling classic Greek myth, Troy, from Booker prize winning author Regeneration

From the Booker Prize-winning author of Regeneration comes a bold retelling of the greatest Greek myth, told from the perspective history forgot. Briseis, once a queen, becomes a slave to Achilles after her city is destroyed, and her voice—silenced for centuries—takes center stage as she navigates a world ruled by men. This contemporary reimagining places Briseis at the heart of the Trojan War, offering a powerful, intimate account of survival, agency and rewriting a legacy written by vengeful hands. The novel explores how a woman’s story can redefine a legend that has long been told through male eyes, while charting the transformation of Briseis from captive to author of her own narrative.

Helen is abducted by the Trojans, prompting the siege of Troy and Briseis’s capture into the Greek camp. Condemned to be bed-slave to Achilles, she becomes a key witness to the conflicts among warriors and the high-stakes games that play out behind the walls of the besieged city. A fresh, compelling voice questions the fate of a heroine forgotten by history, offering a new chapter to a centuries-old myth.

• Briseis as central voice in the Trojan War tale
• Retelling by a Booker Prize–winning author
• Perspective shifted from male-dominated history
• Probes survival, agency, and narrative ownership
• 336 pages
• Paperback edition by Penguin Books Ltd

Features

• Briseis’s voice at the heart of the Trojan War
• Retelling by a renowned, prize-winning author
• Fresh perspective on a classic myth
• Themes of survival and personal agency
• 336 pages
• Paperback, first edition edition of Penguin Books Ltd