{"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":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":50271423594853,"sku":"9781536213188","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/2651\/2997\/files\/BNCImageAPI_1c9a7a8a-28af-4049-8ffa-38b0af6f25cf.jpg?v=1782494814","url":"https:\/\/www.commonplaceingersoll.ca\/products\/9781536213188","provider":"Commonplace Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}