Medusa
- Author Jessie Burton
- Narrator Alisha Bailey
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
- Run Time 3 hours and 41 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories – Romance, love or friendship, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ancient religions, Mythology and legends, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Historical fiction, Mind, body, spirit, Mythical and legendary beings, monsters and creatures, Sexual abuse and harassment, Society and Social Sciences.
Titles Purchased
- 1-5
- 6-10
- 11-15
- 16-20
- Over 20
Price p/Title
- £15.99
- £14.99
- £13.99
- £12.99
- £11.99
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What to expect
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'A beautiful and profound retelling' - Madeline Miller, author of The Song of Achilles and Circe
'Gives the serpent-headed monster of myth a powerful and haunting humanity' - Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne and Elektra
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If I told you that I’d killed a man with a glance, would you wait to hear the rest? The why, the how, what happened next?
Monster. Man-hater. Murderess. Forget everything you’ve been told about Medusa.
Internationally bestselling author Jessie Burton flips the script in this astonishing retelling of Greek myth, illuminating the woman behind the legend at last.
Exiled to a far-flung island after being abused by powerful Gods, Medusa has little company other than the snakes that adorn her head instead of hair. Haunted by the memories of a life before everything was stolen from her, she has no choice but to make peace with her present: Medusa the Monster. But when the charmed and beautiful Perseus arrives on the island, her lonely existence is blown apart, unleashing desire, love... and betrayal.
Adapted from the hardback illustrated by Olivia Lomenech-Gill, this paperback edition is perfect for readers who loved Circe and Ariadne, as Medusa comes alive in a new version of the story that history set in stone long ago.
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'… a must-read for women of all ages' - Red magazine
'Utterly transporting' - Guardian Books of the Year
'… an impressive addition to the shelves of feminist retellings, balancing rage with beautiful storytelling' - Irish Times
Critics Review
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A beautiful and profound retelling … a powerfully feminist, elegaic and original twist on this old story. The book tackles pain and trauma without flinching, but its message is ultimately one of joy and hope
Madeline Miller -
Utterly transporting
Guardian Books of the Year -
A beautiful and compassionate retelling that gives the serpent-headed monster of myth a powerful and haunting humanity … Medusa’s vulnerability, strength and journey of self-acceptance is one that will stay with me
Jennifer Saint -
[A] beguiling, lyrical, but also relatable retelling of the myth of Medusa … [that] reclaims her both as an ordinary teenage girl who was exploited, brutalised then punished and also as a feminist icon who refuses to be a victim when she can be a proud survivor … Medusa is a must read for women of all ages
Red Magazine 'Best Books to Read This October' -
Destined to become as much an artefact of our own age as it is an illumination of the ancient past […] bracing and powerful
Guardian -
Immerse yourself in Jessie Burton’s poetic, powerful reclamation of Medusa’s story
Harper's Bazaar
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