Medusa: A Novel - Softcover

Burton, Jessie

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Synopsis

"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


From New York Times bestselling author Jessie Burton, a dazzling retelling of the Greek myth of Medusa, illuminating the woman behind the legend.

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: she is Medusa the Monster. But when the charmed and beautiful Perseus arrives on the island, her lonely existence is blown open, unleashing desire, love--and betrayal.

For readers of Circe and Ariadne, Medusa is an astonishing reinvention that brings to vivid life a heroine history has set in stone.

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About the Author

Jessie Burton is the author of the Sunday Times no.1 bestselling novels, The Miniaturist, The Muse and The House of Fortune. Her third novel, The Confession, was an instant Sunday Times bestseller. The Miniaturist was also a New York Times bestseller, selling a million copies in its first year, and was adapted for television for BBC One. She has written two children's books, The Restless Girls – a reimagining of The Twelve Dancing Princesses fairytale – and Medusa, the latter being shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Jessie is now published in forty languages.

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