A C Grayling
A C Grayling welcomes a new series on Myths
The Penelopiad
By Margaret Atwood and Jeanette Winterson
Canongate 199pp £12 order from our bookshop
This autumn, with much fanfare, a consortium of thirty-four publishers around the world has launched a series of short books each retelling a myth. The opening salvo, published by Canongate, consists of Margaret Atwood recounting Penelope’s story as she awaits the homecoming of Odysseus, Jeanette Winterson telling of Atlas, Hercules, and the Apples of the Hesperides, and Karen Armstrong providing a general introduction to the series.
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