FROM FACT TO FICTION
Aug 05, 2021
1 minute
Sister act
Claire Heywood on her new retelling of the Trojan War myth
What inspired you to tell a story based in the world of Greek myth?
I have loved myths since after seeing how two key female characters – Helen and Klytemnestra – had been vilified by ancient (male) writers. I wanted to tell a version of their story that would vindicate them, or at least make them more human.
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