Greek myth retellings told by the side characters

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Mythology from the back of the room. Wives, monsters, lovers and witches get the version the poets never bothered to write down.

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The 8 books on this stack

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  • C. S. Lewis 1956

    Why it's on the stack

    Sad, and in no hurry · you'll want to talk it over with someone

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    A repackaged edition of the revered author’s retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche—what he and many others regard as his best novel.

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  • Natalie Haynes 2022

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    Fierce and defiant · retelling

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    Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023 "Haynes is master of her trade .

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  • Margaret Atwood 2005

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    Melancholic and unhurried · retelling

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    Homer's Odyssey is not the only version of the story. Mythic material was originally oral, and also local -- a myth would be told one way in one place and quite differently in another.

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  • Jennifer Saint 2021

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    Love hurts sometimes · you won't want to come back

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    A mesmerizing debut novel for fans of Madeline Miller's Circe .

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  • Natalie Haynes 2019

    Why it's on the stack

    Fierce and defiant · a big story that sweeps you along

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    NATIONAL BESTSELLER An NPR Best Book of the Year “Gorgeous....

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  • Pat Barker 2018

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    A farewell that moves you · it leaves you shaken

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    A GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY 'Chilling, powerful, audacious' The Times 'Magnificent.

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