Daughters of Sparta: A Novel Free Audiobook Download by Claire Heywood

There are three women. They're sisters, and they should all live in the same town and never know about the other two. Yet one sister is blind, deaf and mute, the other has a hearing problem, and the third can see but not hear or speak. Their father has passed away from cancer and their mother has abandoned them to live with a married man because wives come first to Greeks. The girls grow up in this atmosphere of neglect, misguided love and secrecy until they find each other at 18 when one of them begins to write to her mothers' new husband.

The novel follows the life of a girl named Nix who is born of the Spartan bloodline. In order to protect her, she has to learn how to be brave and strong. The story begins with Nix in a land called Areta and it goes from there. Throughout the novel, the author sets up a world full of tension and suspense. There are many twists and turns that keep the reader interested which makes for an excellent audiobook!

Daughters of Sparta is a dark, satirical novel about female empowerment in a dystopian society. The protagonist is a young woman who must fight to survive. The narration takes on a sardonic tone and the narrator's voice is a strong one that keeps you focused on the story.

Daughters of Sparta, a novel by Claire Heywood, tells the story of two women in 1850s London who find themselves brought together by circumstance. Set against the political turmoil of anti-Greek movements in England, Daughters is about power and control as well as love, family, and community. The audiobook download features an English narrator with accents from around the world.

This is a book that has been long overdue on my reading list. I love re-tellings of the Greek classics, and this one was no exception... The language is rich, poetic, and lyrical.

"You are my daughter. You know the truth, and you shall do what I say." - Queen Helen to her daughter