num_pages: 160
description: Four women.Four stories.One man's journey.Odysseus. His epic tale has been told countless times, but rarely is it heard through the voices of the women who loved and served him. Penelope, Circe, Athena, Theirs are the silent voices, the voices of longing, waiting, strength. They are the women who moved him and motivated him. And now they shed new light on his age-old journey.
language: English
title: Waiting for Odysseus
titlecomplete: Waiting for Odysseus
genres: Retellings, Historical, Fantasy, Childrens, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Greek Mythology, Historical Fiction, Mythology, Fiction
ratings_count: 352
publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers