In this perceptive retelling of The Iliad, a young Greek teacher draws on the enduring power of myth to help her students cope with the terrors of Nazi occupation.Bombs fall over a Greek village during World War II, and a teacher takes her students to a cave for shelter. There she tells them about another war—when the Greeks besieged Troy. Day after day, she recounts how the Greeks suffer from thirst, heat, and homesickness, and how the opponents meet—army against army, man against man. Helmets are cleaved, heads fly, blood flows. And everything had begun when Prince Paris of Troy fell in love with king of Sparta Menelaus's wife, the beautiful Helen, and escaped with her to his homeland. Now Helen stands atop the city walls to witness the horrors set in motion by her flight. When her current and former loves face each other in battle, she knows that, whatever happens, she will be losing. Theodor Kallifatides provides... Views: 186
Evie needs some discipline and Mr. Phillips is just the man to teach her a lesson. When Mr. Phillips asked me to stay after class one day, I thought nothing of it. After all, he was my biology professor - smart, handsome, and with a great body to boot. But after everyone else left, things started getting interesting. Because Mr. Phillips drew all the shades ... Locked the classroom door ... And ordered me to kneel ... And when he pulled out a cucumber, I gasped because the only thing I could say was, "Teacher, YES!" Hey Readers - Teaser got you excited? Then get ready for a fun-filled forbidden adventure in the classroom. Guaranteed HEA with no cliffhangers and no cheating. Enjoy! Xoxo, Cassie Views: 186
