A review by kaywoodward124
Helen of Troy by Margaret George

5.0

Margaret George is a queen of historical fiction. She took a well-known, controversial tragedy and romanticized it to the point of absolute devastation. Looking through the rose-colored eyes of Helen, you live through every moment, every prophecy leading up to and following in the aftermath of the great Trojan War. Of course, this epic story is a version we hope to be true; the story in which Helen and Paris are fated mates and not the one in which he abducts her from Sparta. This is one of the most breathtaking, heartbreaking, detailed accounts of the Trojan war you can find and MG does and amazing job weaving together facts, legends, and myths to feel as though you were there yourself. I was just as enthralled by Helen’s tale as I was a decade ago, when I read this for the first time.