Clytemnestra by Costanza Casat

This cottage industry of mythology-based novels is one of my favorite discoveries of the last couple of years.  Casat's Clytemnestra serves as a perfect example of how these works add newfound depth and comprehension of Greek history and mythology.

I've read Clytemnestra's story many times before, in works of non-fiction history and ancient Greek tragedy.

But as a novel, written by a woman from a female perspective, the story becomes clearer, providing a deeper understanding of the characters' motivations.

And instead of focusing on Clytemnestra's murder of Agamemnon (or Orestes' murder of Clytemnestra), Casat starts with Clytemnestra as a child, providing 35 chapters of slow-crescendo to those climactic events.

I've downloaded several others from the genre that I plan to read in the coming years.