This is a picture of me with Gareth Hughes, our trainer’s son, and a fabulous horse called Isagoodlooking. And he was, bless him. When I launched my first book, Murder at Mykenai, I celebrated by sponsoring a harness race at Auckland’s Alexandra Park. The book had a couple of chariot scenes in Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins. Cath Mayo was shortlisted for the Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award in Her first book, Murder at Mykenai, which focuses on Odysseus and Menelaos as teenagers, received a Storylines Notable Book Award for Young Adult Fiction in Bibliography Murder at Mykenai (Walker Books, ) The Bow (Walker Books, ). Background. Odysseus and Menelaos endured danger and disaster years ago, in a world which archaeologists have discovered, not only in Mykenai (also known as Mycenae) but all over Mainland Greece and the Greek Islands. We call it the Late Bronze Age, because bronze was the main metal they used. These remains – ruined walls and palaces.
Posted on by Catherine Mayo Murder At Mykenai A voice slid like a knife into his ear You vermin it said In a moment you ll be nothing no than a lump of dead meat That will silence our little secret won t it Friendship vs Treachery in Ancient G. Murder at Mykenai by Catherine Mayo. Pub. Walker Books, The head of the High King of Mykenai hangs from the battlements of his citadel and the hunt is on for his two sons Agamemnon and Menelaos. It is murder most foul and it is all about power, and women and a brother put into exile. Classic Greek drama. Catherine Mayo is an adult and young adult novelist whose books engage with the overlap of legend and history in Bronze Age Greece. Her first novel Murder at Mykenai (Walker Books, ) is a reimagining of the Odysseus story that focuses on his relationship as a teenager with the young Menelaos. It received a Storylines Notable Book Award for Young Adult Fiction in
Posted on March 6, by katharinederrick. Before I review Murder at Mykenai by Catherine Mayo, I would like to discuss the people she is writing about. She has chosen to set the story in Bronze Age Greece and focuses on two of the main characters from the Trojan War, Odysseus and Menelaos, while they are still teenagers. This is perhaps years before Paris abducts Helen, Menelaos’ future wife, and sets the Trojan War in action. Murder at Mykenai Catherine Mayo. Who should you trust? Friendship vs. Treachery in Ancient Greece, a decade before the Trojan War. Menelaos, teenage son of the assassinated High King of Greece, is skidding ever deeper into danger. Odysseus, his best friend, tries to help – but Odysseus’s great ideas have a tendency to backfire . Menelaos, teenage son of the assassinated High King of Greece, is skidding even deeper into danger. Odysseus, his best friend, tries to help – but Odysseus’ great ideas have a tendency to backfire. read more. Murder at Mykenai. About the Book.
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