Surviving Sisters

By Gail Pass

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0941483169
• ISBN13: 9780941483162
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Naiad Press
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A Greek Tale, retold

In case you didn't get it from the first two paragraphs of the earlier review, the novel echoes Sophocles' Antigone. And while I wouldn't give it five stars, I still remember the book as a good read 27 years after reading it. And a searing reminder of the divisiveness of the Vietnam War.

Surviving Sisters

Irena Lampros has lost two brothers - one to death in Vetnam, one to sanctuary and then death in Canada. Constantine, the tyranical patriarch of her family, considers one son a hero, the other a disgrace. Alexandra, Irena's sister, wages an enraged and lethal war of attrition against Constantine, demanding honor for both her brothers. Young Irena, drawn into the deepening tragedy of this family battle, is herself soon transformed into a militant implacable avenger. Amid this strife, she becomes research asistant to archeologist Maggie Leland. The formidable seemingly self-contained Leland is assembling artifacts to an ancient earth godess. When Irena confronts her passion for this intimidating woman, a different emotional war breaks out on a wholly new front. You will be gripped by the intense eroticism of this complex, intelligent novel. You will be fascinated by its depiction of love and female power and freedom. You will be enriched by the superb talent of Gail Pass. --- from book's back cover