Mary Renault-The King Must Die

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This is the book I leave in the car for all the lacunae in our various trips, currently. It's the early life of Theseus, and after a bit of a dull start damn it is gripping, and well written. I used to read a lot of her books at school, I can see why. Apparently some critics claimed she was heavily influenced by Robert Graves (as if that was a bad thing). There again she was also good friends with POB, so that puts her in excellent company.