Books like Kassandra by Christa Wolf

Reimagining the Trojan War through the eyes of Achilles’ closest companion, Patroclus, the novel explores themes of friendship, heroism, and forbidden love amid mythic glory.

Madeline Miller’s retelling follows Circe, daughter of Helios, as she discovers her witchcraft powers, encounters mythic heroes on an isolated island, and battles the wrath of gods to decide her place between divinity and humanity.

A feminist retelling of the Odyssey focusing on Penelope and the twelve maids who hung themselves.

In Regency England, a debt‑ridden duke and an artistic free‑thinker unite in an undesired marriage that blossoms into true love.

Kassandra, a princess with prophetic gifts, foresees the fall of Troy and the wrath of the gods, yet her warnings about Helen and the impending war go unheeded.

An imaginative biography of Odysseus, a mythical Greek hero, featuring a unique spin on his adventures and life's journey.

Inside the Walls of Troy follows the Trojan War from the perspectives of Helen, the famed beauty, and Cassandra, the seer who foresees doom, weaving their personal journeys through the conflict.

Contains autobiographical works by Grace Livingston Hill and religious-themed novels, including 'The Finding of Jasper Holt', 'The Mystery of Mary', 'Phoebe Deane', and 'Divers Women'.

What Remains collects Christa Wolf's short fiction, from her early work in the sixties to the recently published title story, which was widely debated when it appeared in Germany in 1990. These powerful and often very personal stories examine a wide range of topics, from sexual politics to the nature of memory. In "What Remains", an East German writer who is under observation by the secret police traces the way in which this almost constant surveillance gradually destroys every shred of normalcy in her life. In "Exchanging Glances", a woman remembers, from a far distance in time, place, and politics, the flight of her family from the advancing Russian Army during World War II. And in the biting and very funny satire "The New Life and Opinions of a Tomcat", we meet Max the cat, the devoted pet of a professor of applied psychology who is working on the realization of TOHUHA (Total Human Happiness), or the abolition of tragedy. What Remains offers a fascinating introduction to Wolf's work.