Goddess of Yesterday.Caroline B. Cooney. 2002/2003. Read by Christina Moore Christina Moore (born April 12, 1973 in Palatine, Illinois) is an American comic actress. She is most notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv and for replacing Lisa Robin Kelly as Laurie Forman on That '70s Show . 6 tapes. 9 hrs. Recorded Books. 1-4025-4669-6. $54.00. Vinyl; plot, reader notes. JS From KLIATT's July 2002 book review: "In this [Cooney] mines the Trojan War characters This is a list of mythological characters who appear in narratives concerning the Trojan War. Armies on the Greek side (Achaeans) See Catalogue of Ships
their elopement caused the Trojan war. [Gk. Myth.: Century Classical, 525–528, 815–817] See : Lovers, Famous , as seen by a young girl, Anaxandra. Other major characters are those from the legend.... One of the few made-up-by-Cooney characters is Anaxandra, and she serves as a dramatic narrator NARRATOR. A pleader who draws narrs serviens narrator, a sergeant at law. Fleta, 1. 2, c. 37. Obsolete. of events with an exciting life of her own. This YA novel will make the ancient Greek world more accessible to YA readers...." Set in the time of the Iliad and the Odyssey, this tale of a chief's daughter taken as hostage is compelling listening. She witnesses the deaths of every other person on her island, but Menelaus rescues her. Narrator Moore's strong, pleasant voice easily navigates a range of characters from Anaxandra to Menelaus and his infamously beautiful wife, Helen of Troy Helen of Troy soars away into the air from the cave in which Menelaus left her. [Gk. Drama: Euripides Helen] See : Ascension Helen of Troy beautiful woman kidnapped by smitten Paris, precipitating Trojan war. [Gk. Lit. . As an introduction to Homer or just as historical fiction, this is well worth listening to. Mary Purucker, Beverly Hills P.L., Beverly Hills, CA |
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