Beautifully written and completely immersive, this is an exceptional debut novel.

Yangsze Choo, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Tiger An ancient story of love and sisterhood reimagined, Jennifer Saint's Ariadne is a truly masterful debutcompulsive, absorbing and. In a world where women are nothing more than the pawns of powerful men, will Ariadne's decision to betray Crete for Theseus ensure her happy ending? Or will she find herself sacrificed for her lover's ambition? ARIADNE gives a voice to the forgotten women of one of the most famous Greek myths, and speaks to their strength in the face of angry, petulant Gods. With a fresh voice and keen insight, Saint adds flesh and bone to an ancient myth, drawing the reader into an uneasy world of ever-afters. But helping Theseus kill the monster means betraying her family and country, and Ariadne knows only too well that in a world ruled by mercurial gods - drawing their attention can cost you everything.

When Theseus, Prince of Athens, arrives in Crete as a sacrifice to the beast, Ariadne falls in love with him. The Minotaur - Minos's greatest shame and Ariadne's brother - demands blood every year. Jennifer Saint 1 SUMMER SISTERS by Judy Blume RELEASE DATE: The years pass by at a fast and steamy clip in Blume’s latest adult novel (Wifey, not reviewed Smart Women, 1984) as two friends find loyalties and affections tested as they grow into young women. Hypnotic, propulsive, and utterly transporting, Jennifer Saints Ariadne forges a new epic, one that puts the forgotten women of Greek mythology back at the. As Princesses of Crete and daughters of the fearsome King Minos, Ariadne and her sister Phaedra grow up hearing the hoofbeats and bellows of the Minotaur echo from the Labyrinth beneath the palace.

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