Iokaste: The Novel of the Mother-Wife of Oedipus by Victoria Grossack, Alice Underwood - 2004-07-07

gift-able-softcover covers bright and shiny– used but Very good--first printing 2004-Greek mythology – story of Oedipus-despite all efforts to avoid his fate, killed his father &married his mother more compelling are the experiences of his wife & mother, Lokaste.-she finally tells her story-Lokaste's brother Kreon tells his sister she must die-sacrilege of her unnatural marriage is revealed; the queen of Thebes can either take her own life or be torn to pieces by an angry mob-until dawn to choose the means of her death. Horrified, Lokaste's daughter asks: How much of the truth did you know? And when did you know it? Lokaste answers these questions- disappointment of her first marriage & loss of her firstborn child,Lokaste learns the sacrifices demanded of a queen- husband dies, - prince of Korinth claims the heart of the queen, and Lokaste finds herself involved in a relationship richer&complex & than imagined possible - but this very love threatens the destruction of all she holds dear. -- see… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.