DUST AND POMEGRANATES

From a magical childhood in Kenya through misery at an American high school to rescue by an inspirational teacher in England Victoria Whitworth weaves a sublimely rich narrative which is both an ode to her beloved Greece and Corfu and a highly original exploration of myth and legend Her adventures in the often weird and unsettling world of a Corinth English language school and the shattering experience of her rape by a Greek taxi driver lead Victoria to question some deeply familiar stories Did Agamemnon really kill his daughter Iphigenia so the wind would fill their sails for Troy Was beautiful Helen of Troy a powerful enchantress Or a tragic victim Was Theseus the Minotaur slayer a superhero or a predatory rapist Or were they all of these things This beautiful memoir asks repeatedly where truth lies and how as women we can survive violence and conquer fear