The Iliad by Homer Memoirs White Oaks Ascending

White Oaks Ascending

Written in the tradition of the bestselling If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

There is nothing like a grandmother's love

he became an author

Letts does an excellent job of bringing the various players to life

The Iliad by Homer Memoirs White Oaks AscendingWhen Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017 revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post) critics lauded it as "a revelation" (Susan Chira, New York Times) and "a cultural landmark" (Charlotte Higgins, Guardian) that would forever change how Homer is read in English. Now Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer's other great