NZ Writer
Catherine Mayo
The Bow
Walker Books 2014 $17.95pb 362pp
ISBN 978 1 9250 8101 5
Themes: Bronze Age Greece/ Love stories/ Odysseus/
Sequels
In this sequel to Murder at Mykenai
Catherine Mayo has continued to bring the world of Ancient Greece vibrantly to
life. Odysseus
is the central character and he has
problems to face - to shoot a bow
with only one arrow available, to find Arkeisios’s, his grandfather’s, gold which is hidden away and then
there is a love story which he must resolve. As in the earlier book, the
language and writing is crisp and fresh and entirely accessible but at no time
do we forget where we are in time and space. Catherine Mayo is a practical
writer and is not afraid to tackle some of the problems that must have occurred
for people living at the time.
Recommended.
Year 9 up/ Age 13 up |
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