Ariadne

Beschreibung

A mesmerising and Sunday Times bestselling feminist retelling of the ancient Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. <BR><BR>As Princesses of Crete and daughters of King Minos, Ariadne and Phaedra grow up hearing the terrible bellows of the Minotaur from the Labyrinth. The Minotaur - Minos' greatest shame and Ariadne's brother - demands blood every year.<BR><BR>When Theseus, Prince of Athens, arrives in Crete as a sacrifice to the beast, Ariadne falls for him.

But helping Theseus defeat the monster means betraying her family, and Ariadne knows that in a world ruled by mercurial gods, drawing their attention can cost you everything.<BR>Ariadne has heard too many tales of women being punished for the acts of men - she is determined to set her own fate. But will she find herself sacrificed for her lover's ambition?<BR><BR>'If you like Madeline Miller's Circe and Song of Achilles, you will eat up Ariadne' Glamour<BR><BR>'A story that's impossible to forget' Culturefly<BR><BR>'Relevant and revelatory' Stylist<BR><BR>'Saint's immersive novel thrusts the reader straight into the heart of Greek mythology with this wonderful reimagining of the story of Ariadne' iPaper

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