Medusa

Medusa

by Jessie Burton and Olivia Lomenech Gill
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 28/10/2021

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'Easily my read of the year. Sheer perfection from start to finish' - Catherine Doyle


'A beautiful and profound retelling' -Madeline Miller, author of CIRCE and THE SONG OF ACHILLES


'Utterly transporting ... This dynamic feminist retelling is illustrated with stunning, polychromatic power' - Guardian Books of the Year

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A dazzling, feminist retelling of Greek myth from the internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist, stunningly illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill.


Exiled to a far-flung island by the whims of the gods, Medusa has little company except the snakes that adorn her head instead of hair. But when a charmed, beautiful boy called Perseus arrives on the island, her lonely existence is disrupted with the force of a supernova, unleashing desire, love and betrayal…


Filled with glorious full-colour illustrations by award-winning Olivia Lomenech Gill, this astonishing retelling of Greek myth is perfect for readers of Circe and The Silence of the Girls. Illuminating the girl behind the legend, it brings alive Medusa for a new generation.

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'... a must read for women of all ages' - Red Magazine

'... stole my heart from its first fierce lines' - Mary Watson

'A beautiful and compassionate retelling that gives the serpent-headed monster of myth a powerful and haunting humanity' - Jennifer Saint

'... an impressive addition to the shelves of feminist retellings, balancing rage with beautiful storytelling' - Irish Times

'It's an ideal gift for teenage girls finding their voice and their power' - Stylist 'Gift ideas for the book lovers in your life'

ISBN:
9781408886922
9781408886922
Category:
Folklore
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
28-10-2021
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Jessie Burton

Jessie Burton is the author of the Sunday Times number one and New York Times bestsellers The Miniaturist and The Muse, as well as the Sunday Times bestseller The Confession and the children’s books The Restless Girls and Medusa.

In its year of publication The Miniaturist sold over a million copies worldwide, and in 2017 it was adapted into a major TV series for BBC One. Her novels have been translated into forty languages, and she is a regular essay writer for newspapers and magazines. She lives in London

Olivia Lomenech Gill

Olivia Lomenech Gill has a first-class degree in Theatre from the University of Hull and an MA in Printmaking from Camberwell College of Arts, and has built her career as a professional fine artist. Olivia's first professional illustration commission, Where My Wellies Take Me, written by Michael and Clare Morpurgo, was shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and won the English Association Picture Book Award. She is also the illustrator of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling. Olivia lives and works in Northern France with her husband, a paper conservator.

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