Troy has fallen and the victorious Greeks are eager to return home with the spoils of war, including the Trojan women themselves. They await a fair wind for the Aegean, but it does not come—the gods are angry that Troy's king remains unburied. In this sequel to The Silence of the Girls by the author of the Regeneration Trilogy, old feuds resurface and new suspicions and rivalries begin to fester. Largely unnoticed by her captors, the one-time Trojan queen Briseis forges alliances where she can, shrewdly seeking her path to revenge.