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U t͡siĭ istoriï holovnymy heroïni͡amy i͡e try z͡hinky: druz͡hyna t͡sari͡a Klitemnestra, ïï donʹka Elektra ta naloz͡hnyt͡si͡a Ahamemnona Kassandra. Klitemnestra ne moz͡he probachyty cholovikovi vbyvstva Ifiheniï, starshoï donʹky, i prahne pomsty. Elektra chekai͡e na povernenni͡a batʹka z viĭny proty troi͡ant͡siv, ale zdohadui͡etʹsi͡a pro kryvavi zadumy materi. Elektra ne zdatna zapobihty trahediï, ale rozumii͡e, shcho ne moz͡he zalyshatysi͡a ostoronʹ. Troi͡anka Kassandra, i͡aku Apollon nahorodyv darom peredbachenni͡a, chudovo znai͡e, i͡aki podiï mai͡utʹ statysi͡a, odnak ïï peredbachenni͡am nikhto ne virytʹ i vona ne moz͡he nikoho vri͡atuvaty. T͡Se istorii͡a pro doli͡u ta rozplatu za skoi͡eni hrikhy. Pro knyhu Dz͡hennifer Seĭnt - suchasna brytansʹka pysʹmennyt͡si͡a, i͡aka spet͡sializui͡etʹsi͡a na pereosmyslenni antychnykh mifiv krizʹ pryzmu z͡hinochykh holosiv. Ïï debi͡utnyĭ roman "Ariadna" stav bestselerom Sunday Times ta uviĭshov do finalu prestyz͡hnykh literaturnykh premiĭ. Druhyĭ roman avtorky, "Elektra", z"i͡avyvsi͡a u 2022 rot͡si ĭ odrazu pryvernuv uvahu chytachiv, adz͡he prodovz͡hyv temu mifiv, ale vz͡he zoseredyvsi͡a na trahichniĭ istoriï z͡hinok iz domu Atridiv. U t͡sentri si͡uz͡hetu - try heroïni, chyï doli nerozryvno perepleteni z davnim prokli͡atti͡am rodu. Klitemnestra, druz͡hyna t͡sari͡a Ahamemnona, ne moz͡he probachyty cholovikovi strashnoï z͡hertvy, prynesenoï zarady viĭny. Ïï donʹka Elektra vyrostai͡e u tini t͡sii͡eï trahediï ta vidchuvai͡e, shcho nemoz͡hlyvo zalyshatysi͡a ostoronʹ podiĭ, shcho ruĭnui͡utʹ ïkhni͡u sim"i͡u. Kassandra, troi͡ansʹka t͡sarivna, obdarovana darom peredbachenni͡a, bachytʹ maĭbutni͡e, prote nikhto ne virytʹ ïï slovam, i vona bezsyla zminyty khid istoriï. T͡Se opovidʹ pro ti͡ahar rodovoho hrikha, pro nemynuchistʹ vyboru ĭ pro te, i͡ak osobyste pereplitai͡etʹsi͡a z boz͡hestvennym i politychnym. Knyha stvori͡ui͡e vidchutti͡a nevidvorotnosti ta vodnochas dozvoli͡ai͡e pobachyty vidomi mify inakshe - ne ochyma heroïv-biĭt͡siv, a krizʹ dosvid z͡hinok, i͡aki nesutʹ na sobi naslidky chuz͡hykh rishenʹ. Tut postai͡utʹ pytanni͡a pomsty ĭ proshchenni͡a, syly ĭ bezsylli͡a, simeĭnykh zv"i͡azkiv i zrady.

In this story, the main characters are three women: the wife of King Clytemnestra, her daughter Elektra and Agamemnon's concubine Cassandra. Clytemnestra cannot forgive her husband for killing Iphigenia, the eldest daughter, and seeks revenge. Elektra waits for her father to return from the war against the Trojans, but guesses about her mother's bloody plans. Elektra is not able to prevent a tragedy, but she understands that she cannot stay away. The Trojan Cassandra, which Apollo gave the gift of foresight, knows perfectly well what events are going to happen, but no one believes her predictions and she can't save anyone. This is a story about fate and payback for the sins committed. Jennifer Saint is a contemporary British writer who specializes in rethinking ancient myths through the prism of female voices. Her debut novel "Ariadne" became a Sunday Times bestseller and reached the final of prestigious literary awards. The author's second novel, Elektra, appeared in 2022 and immediately attracted the attention of readers, because it continued the theme of myths, but already focused on the tragic story of women from the House of Atrides. In the center of the plot are three heroines whose destinies are inextricably intertwined with the ancient curse of the family. Clytemnestra, the wife of King Agamemnon, cannot forgive her husband for the terrible sacrifice made for the sake of war. Her daughter Elektra grows up in the shadow of this tragedy and feels that it is impossible to stay away from the events that destroy their family. Cassandra, a Trojan Princess gifted with the gift of foresight, sees the future, but no one believes her words, and she is powerless to change the course of history. This is a story about the burden of Ancestral Sin, the inevitability of choice, and how the personal is intertwined with the divine and the political. The book creates a sense of inevitability and at the same time allows you to see well – known myths differently-not through the eyes of heroes-fighters, but through the experience of women who bear the consequences of other people's decisions. This raises questions of revenge and forgiveness, strength and powerlessness, family ties and betrayal.