Ithaka

ADELE GERAS was born in Jerusalem and travelled widely as a child. She started writing over twenty-five years ago and is the author of many titles for young readers, including one previous title for the Corgi Pups list Chalk and Cheese and the four Cats of Cuckoo Square titles for Young Corgi. Married with two daughters, she lives in Manchester.

"An absorbing, sweeping novel that grabs readers from the touching opening page onwards - there's no half heartedness" The Bookseller "Of the many versions of Homer's epic, this is the first - with apologies to James Joyce - to do justice to the women in the story. Touching and engaging" Guardian "Adele Geras's Ithaka is authentic. It's as worked and reworked as Penelope's weaving as she waits for Odysseus post Troy, but it's seamless" TES "Geras brings the story to life with characters whose behaviour and reactions seem very contemporary ... The pace is gentle, and some difficult subjects are handled with sensitivity" Writeaway!