Bøger af Rosie Hewlett

"Originally published as Medea in 2024 in the United Kingdom by Transworld, an imprint of Penguin Random House."

From an unmissable new voice comes the powerful and epic story of mythology's darkest heroine'Delightfully devastating' Bea Fitzgerald, Sunday Times bestselling author of Girl, Goddess, Queen_____________________________________Shunned. Persecuted. Tormented. Medea longs for a different life. Since childhood, she has been separated from her sister, shunned by her mother, and persecuted and tormented by her brother and father. All because of a unique and dangerous talent: witchcraft.Fierce. Powerful. Sorceress. But when a dashing young hero, Jason, arrives to claim the famed Golden Fleece that her father fiercely protects, Medea sees her opportunity for escape. Her offer to help Jason overcome the trials set by her father sets in motion a journey that will test every ounce of her strength, magic and loyalty; a journey that will see her battle monsters, dethrone kings and fall in love.When faced with the ultimate betrayal, Medea is driven to an act of desperation so brutal it rips apart the lives of everyone involved...--------------------------------------------Readers have fallen under Medea's spell...'This book is up there with Song of Achilles as one of my all-time favourite retellings''Heart-breaking and beautiful''Absolutely spellbinding'

Gorgon. Killer. Monster. Victim. Survivor. Protector. 'Medusa' breathes new life into an ancient story and echoes the battle that women throughout millennia have continued to wage - the opportunity to simply be heard.