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The shadow of Perseus : a novel / Claire Heywood.

Heywood, Claire, (author.).

Summary:
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Banished from her homeland thanks to a prophecy foretelling that her unborn child will one day cause the death of her father, the king of Argos, Danae finds herself stranded, pregnant, and alone in a remote fishing village-- forging a new life for her young son Perseus will be the hardest thing she has ever done. As a member of the Gorgons, a reclusive band of women who live deep in the woods, Medusa eschews contact with the outside world- until the day she finds an injured boy named Perseus in the forest. When her nomadic desert tribe's way of life is threatened, Andromeda knows that a sacrifice will be required to appease the gods-- until Perseus interferes and sets her life on a new path.As Perseus casts a shadow of violence and destruction across all three women's lives, reclaiming their voices is their only hope for lifting themselves into a better future. -- adapted from jacket

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593471555
  • ISBN: 0593471555
  • Physical Description: 288 pages ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: [New York] : Dutton, [2023]
Subject: Perseus (Greek mythological character) > Fiction.
Danaë (Greek mythological character) > Fiction.
Medusa (Gorgon) > Fiction.
Andromeda, Princess, daughter of Cepheus, King of Ethiopia (Mythological character) > Fiction.
Mythology, Greek > Fiction.
Heroes > Fiction.
Women > Fiction.
Fate and fatalism > Fiction.
Genre: Mythological fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 5 of 6 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library FICTION HEYWOOD (Text) 50686016277043 Adult Fiction Checked Out 04/05/2024
Altoona Area Public Library F HEY (Text) 33240005163723 Adult Fiction Available -
Bangor Public Library F HEY (Text) 75011000390358 Adult Fiction Available -
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity FIC HEY SHA 2023 (Text) 31001101887249 Adult Fiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library f (Text) 33062009708190 Adult Fiction Available -
Clymer Library FIC HEY (Text) 32596000537653 Adult Fiction Available -


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