The Shadow of Perseus A Novel |
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| Author:
| Heywood, Claire |
| ISBN: | 978-0-593-47157-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2024 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Dutton |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.00 |
Book Description:
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National bestselling author of Daughters of Sparta Claire Heywood returns with an imaginative and female-centered reinterpretation of the myth of Perseus. Myth remembers Perseus as one of its greatest heroes. A slayer of monsters. A rescuer of damsels. But the women who knew him best have a different story to tell. His mother, Danae. His trophy, Medusa. His wife, Andromeda. As Perseus...
More Description National bestselling author of Daughters of Sparta Claire Heywood returns with an imaginative and female-centered reinterpretation of the myth of Perseus.
Myth remembers Perseus as one of its greatest heroes.
A slayer of monsters. A rescuer of damsels.
But the women who knew him best have a different story to tell.
His mother, Danae.
His trophy, Medusa.
His wife, Andromeda.
As Perseus becomes obsessed with the promise of his own destiny, his heroic journey casts a shadow of violence and destruction across all three women's lives.
It takes strength to survive a legend.