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Medusa

By: Jessie Burton
Narrated by: Alisha Bailey
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Publisher's Summary

Bloomsbury presents Medusa by Jessie Burton, read by Alisha Bailey.

A dazzling, feminist retelling of Greek myth from the internationally best-selling author of The Miniaturist.

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....

This astonishing retelling of Greek myth is perfect for fans of Circe and The Silence of the Girls. Illuminating the girl behind the legend, it brings alive Medusa for a new generation.
©2021 Jessie Burton (P)2021 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Literature & Fiction Fantasy
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Critic Reviews

"Easily my read of the year. Sheer perfection from start to finish." (Catherine Doyle)

"This book is a beautiful excavation, uncovering the girl beneath the gorgon, the power within the punished. Exquisitely told, Medusa stole my heart from its first fierce lines." (Mary Watson)

"Fierce and tender and full of heart; the reclamation of self that Medusa is owed, the version of the myth that deserves to be told, passed girl to girl, painted across walls and screamed from rooftops." (Melinda Salisbury)

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Thought provoking retelling of the Medusa story

I found this quite hard to initially engage with but as the relationship with Perseus grew I had to know what happened. I am so glad I persisted and it’s a refreshing and spirit igniting retelling of a tragic story. It made me think about how history and women’s role in it, is often hidden or maligned - women as seen as monsters, mothers, saints or ‘harlots’. Love this vision of the ancient world as it was for many women.

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