{"product_id":"9781536213188","title":"The Odyssey","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Every image seems to have been created with unhurried care; it’s a quiet but monumental piece of work.” — \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOdysseus faces storm and shipwreck, a terrifying man-eating Cyclops, the alluring but deadly Sirens, and the fury of the sea-god Poseidon as he makes his ten-year journey home from the Trojan War. And while Odysseus struggles to return to Ithaca, his wife, Penelope, fights a different kind of battle as her palace is invaded by forceful, greedy men who tell her that Odysseus is dead and she must choose a new husband. Will Odysseus reach her in time? Homer’s epic, age-old story is powerfully told by Carnegie Medalist Gillian Cross and stunningly illustrated by Neil Packer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Gillian Cross","offers":[{"title":"Candlewick Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2025-03-18","offer_id":46064805609727,"sku":"9781536213188","price":23.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_cd80eafa-2813-419b-9287-b6e9c13b82cd.jpg?v=1724177149","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781536213188","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}