TY  - BOOK
AU  - Saint,Jennifer
TI  - Ariadne
SN  - 9781250773586
PY  - 2021///
CY  - New York
PB  - Flatiron Books
KW  - Ariadne
KW  - Minotaur
KW  - Theseus,
KW  - Phaedra
KW  - Crete (Greece)
KW  - History
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - lcgft
N2  - "A mesmerizing debut novel for fans of Madeline Miller's Circe. Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listening to her nursemaid's stories of gods and heroes. But beneath her golden palace echo the ever-present hoofbeats of her brother, the Minotaur, a monster who demands blood sacrifice every year. When Theseus, Prince of Athens, arrives to vanquish the beast, Ariadne sees in his green eyes not a threat but an escape. Defying the gods, betraying her family and country, and risking everything for love, Ariadne helps Theseus kill the Minotaur. But will Ariadne's decision ensure her happy ending? And what of Phaedra, the beloved younger sister she leaves behind? Hypnotic, propulsive, and utterly transporting, Jennifer Saint's Ariadne forges a new epic, outside the traditional narratives of heroism and glory that leave no room for women"--
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