The author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Blind Assassin presents a cycle of stories about Penelope, wife of Odysseus, through the eyes of the twelve maids hanged for disloyalty to Odysseus in his absence. 75,000 first printing.

All Editions

Hardcover, 10th Edition

ISBN13: 9781841957173

Canongate U.S., 2005

Paperback, 8th Edition

ISBN13: 9780144000920

Penguin Books India, 2005