Review: Self Survival In Ancient Greece
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 16, 2012
Hetaera is an intriguing and and at times, harsh story of the life of a woman in ancient Greece.Brought up as a slave in her father's home, Hestia is at the mercy of her ambitious and quite frankly bitch mistress/step mother after her Father Agathon dies under mysterious circumstances.What ensues is a story of spite, hatred, intrigue and self survival.I was hoping to have more of her gift explained in the book as it initially sounded as though this was a pivotal part of the book.Sadly, it didn't really play a huge role in the story, as surely it would of helped her steer clear off some of the obstacles that came her way.The writing of author Suzanne Tyrpak is smooth and easily engrossing in its descriptions of everyday life in Ancient Greece, even when encountering unsettling subject matter.Overall, I really enjoyed some elements of this story but wasn't fussed with others.An interesting 3 Star read :]