Description
| Product ID: | 9780008589875 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Herc |
| Authors: | Author: Phoenicia Rogerson |
| Page Count: | 416 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Adventure / action fiction, Fantasy, Fantasy romance, Romance, Adventure, Fantasy, Fantasy romance, Romance |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award Waterstones best book of the year 2023 'A remarkable feat of storytelling' Rosie Hewlett ‘Astonishingly vivid’ Jodi Taylor''A remarkable feat of storytelling'' Rosie HewlettThis should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours, his endless adventures…everyone’s favourite hero, right?Wrong.This is the story of everyone else:Alcmene: Herc’s mother (She has knives everywhere)Hylas: Herc’s first friend (They were more than friends)Megara: Herc’s wife (She’ll tell you about their marriage)Eurystheus: Oversaw Herc’s labours (He never asked for the job)His friends, his enemies, his wives, his children, his lovers, his rivals, his gods, his victims.It’s time to hear their stories.Herc gives voice to the silenced characters, in this feminist, queer (and sometimes shocking) retelling of classic Hercules myth.Perfect for fans of Madeline Miller and Joanne M. Harris''It. Is. Fantastic'' NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''An absolute delight'' NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Imprint Name: | HQ |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-05-09 |