The Shadow of Perseus
Language: English
Adult Fantasy Feminism Fiction Greece Greek Mythology Historical Historical Fiction Mythology Retellings
Publisher: Dutton Penguin Random House LLC
Published: Feb 21, 2023
Language: English
Adult Fantasy Feminism Fiction Greece Greek Mythology Historical Historical Fiction Mythology Retellings
Publisher: Dutton Penguin Random House LLC
Published: Feb 21, 2023
Description:
"Nationally bestselling author of Daughters of Sparta Claire Heywood returns with an imaginative and female-centered reinterpretation of the myth of the great hero Perseus, told through the voices of three women who are sidelined in the traditional version - his mother Danae, his trophy Medusa, and his wife Andromeda - but whose viewpoints reveal a man who is not, in fact, a hero at all"--