Tom Stoppard 
Penelope [EPUB ebook] 

Tom Stoppard »s take on the story of Penelope, in her own voice, published in pamphlet form with an introduction by the author.
Let others sing of war and a hero buffeted by fate. I sing of marriage and a marriage bed, and the endurance of love.
In this radiant prose-poem, Odysseus »s wife tells of the long years awaiting her husband »s return, and of his dramatic arrival back on the island of Ithaca.
Weaving together the lush imagery of Homeric epic with a wryly modern wit and sensibility, Penelope »s voice emerges in a wise and resonant retelling of an ancient, still vital love story.