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Alphabet Challenge: C

For the letter “C” of my Alphabet Challenge, I was trying to decide between two Classical mythology-based fiction novels: Clytemnestra or Camilla. Both are and author’s interpretation by filling in the gaps from bits and pieces of Greco-Roman myths. Honestly, I think I could have gotten through most of the alphabet just focusing on Classical retellings because so many of them are titled with the main character’s name!

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