Swearing that she will prove her worth alongside the famed heroes of Greece, Atalanta leaves her forest to join Jason’s band of Argonauts. While the story sags here and there, the ending is so beautiful it makes every moment leading up to it worth the wait. Left exposed on a mountainside, the defenceless infant Atalanta is left to the mercy of a passing mother bear and raised alongside the cubs under the protective eye of the goddess Artemis. Author Saintauthor of Elektra (2022) and Ariadne (2021)has written another captivating protagonist who challenges the status quo to demonstrate the power of women when the odds stack against them. When a daughter is born to the King of Arcadia, she brings only disappointment. After the success of her previous books, Ariadne and Elektra Jennifer Saint has written her third book based on another female from Greek Mythology, Atlant. When Clytemnestra marries Agamemnon, she ignores the insidious whispers about his family line, the House of Atreus. Three women, tangled in an ancient curse. ‘ A brilliant read’ Women & Home | ‘A spirited retelling’ Times | ‘Beautiful and absorbing’ Fabulous | ‘A vivid reimagining of Greek mythology’ Harper’s Bazaar | ‘Jennifer Saint has done an incredible job’ Red A spellbinding reimagining of the story of Elektra, one of Greek mythologys most infamous heroines, from Jennifer Saint, the author of the beloved international bestseller, Ariadne. The heroic story of the only female Argonaut, told by Jennifer Saint, the bestselling author of ELEKTRA (UK, Sunday Times, May 2022) and ARIADNE (UK, Sunday Times, April 2021). A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books 'Jennifer Saints Ariadne is a shimmering tapestry of two sisters bound by deceit and the shadows of family history.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.

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