The Heroines
Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Hardback Published on: 09/02/2023
RRP £16.99
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Synopsis
In Athens, crowds flock to witness the most shocking trial of the ancient world. The royal family is mired in scandal. Phaedra, young bride of King Theseus, has accused her stepson, Hippolytus of rape.
He's a prince, a talented horseman, a promising noble with his whole life ahead of him. She's a young and neglected wife, the youngest in a long line of Cretan women with less than savoury reputations.
The men of Athens must determine the truth. Who is guilty, and who is innocent? But the women know truth is a slippery thing. After all, this is the age of heroes and the age of monsters. There are two sides to every story, and theirs has gone unheard.
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- ISBN: 9781408725429
- Number of pages: 352
- Weight: 580g
- Dimensions: 238 x 162 x 34 mm
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Look elsewhere for a quality Greek myth retelling
I, sadly, did not get on with The Heroines and did not finish. This novel has taught me two useful lessons. First, I will not like anything that hints at b... READ MORE
Perfectly grisly
The Heroines follows in a long line of Greek myth retellings and I was so worried it wouldn’t live up to expectations. It really does. Fast paced, violent,... READ MORE
An interesting concept, with some difficulties in execution
Laura Shepperson's The Heroines is a reimagining of Greek heroine/antagonist (depending on the version) Phaedra's life in Athens. According to most version... READ MORE
Phaedra's tale
A very different story to the 'Phaedra' tale I grew up with and studied but well-told. By touching on all the stories of her female relatives, Pasiphae, A... READ MORE
Brilliant, clever, potent reworking of the myth of Phaedra
What would it take to be called a heroine?
This is the theme of Laura Shepperson’s brilliant, clever, furious book, the story of Phaedra, the Cretan princ... READ MORE
Athens is a tough place to be a woman
In the Greek myths, any old lech or brute can be labelled a hero if he does one good deed or obeys the gods but, as Laura Shepperson asks, what would it ta... READ MORE
Did Hippolytus rape Phaedra? A trial will decide.
Phaedra is forced to marry Theseus and taken from Crete to Athens. He is much older than her and she is neglected from the day she arrives. Theseus leaves ... READ MORE
female-focused mash-up of myth and legend
Phaedra has witnessed the death of one brother and the disappearance of her other brother and older sister, so when her sister's would be husband returns t... READ MORE
An imaginative retelling of the myth of Cretan princess Phaedra
‘Ancient Athens. A trial to make history. The women whose lives depend on it.’ - cover tag line.
My thanks to Little, Brown Book Group Sphere for an eARC... READ MORE
Never judge a book by its cover!
I confess – I was lured into buying this book by its eye-catching cover – but boy, oh boy, did I soon come to regret having done so.
The idiom 'never ju... READ MORE
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