Jocasta: The Mother-Wife of Oedipus

Young and beautiful, born to a powerful family, Jocasta is destined to become Queen of Thebes... trapped in a loveless marriage, she cannot save her firstborn child from her husband's wrath... left alone on the throne after her husband's death, she must contend with the dangerous Sphinx and contrive a plan to protect her city... charmed by a foreign prince, she does not know she is falling in love with her own son...

"This well-written book, about an intelligent, observant and questioning woman to whom big events happen, is riveting." Associated Press

• Author
• Victoria Grossack, Alice Underwood

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 390

• Publisher
• Create Space

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9781456327811

• Genres
• mythology, historical, greece, fantasy, fiction

• Release date
• 2010