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Medusa
The Girl Behind the Myth (Illustrated Gift Edition)
Buch von Jessie Burton
Sprache: Englisch

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__________________'Easily my read of the year. Sheer perfection from start to finish' - Catherine Doyle

'A beautiful and profound retelling' - Madeline Miller, author of CIRCE and THE SONG OF ACHILLES'Utterly transporting ... This dynamic feminist retelling is illustrated with stunning, polychromatic power' - Guardian Books of the Year__________________A dazzling, feminist retelling of Greek myth from the internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist, stunningly illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill.

Exiled to a far-flung island by the whims of the gods, Medusa has little company except the snakes that adorn her head instead of hair. But when a charmed, beautiful boy called Perseus arrives on the island, her lonely existence is disrupted with the force of a supernova, unleashing desire, love and betrayal.

Filled with glorious full-colour illustrations by award-winning Olivia Lomenech Gill, this astonishing retelling of Greek myth is perfect for readers of Circe and The Silence of the Girls. Illuminating the girl behind the legend, it brings alive Medusa for a new generation.
__________________'... a must read for women of all ages' - Red Magazine'... stole my heart from its first fierce lines' - Mary Watson
'A beautiful and compassionate retelling that gives the serpent-headed monster of myth a powerful and haunting humanity' - Jennifer Saint
'... an impressive addition to the shelves of feminist retellings, balancing rage with beautiful storytelling' - Irish Times'It's an ideal gift for teenage girls finding their voice and their power' - Stylist 'Gift ideas for the book lovers in your life'
__________________'Easily my read of the year. Sheer perfection from start to finish' - Catherine Doyle

'A beautiful and profound retelling' - Madeline Miller, author of CIRCE and THE SONG OF ACHILLES'Utterly transporting ... This dynamic feminist retelling is illustrated with stunning, polychromatic power' - Guardian Books of the Year__________________A dazzling, feminist retelling of Greek myth from the internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist, stunningly illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill.

Exiled to a far-flung island by the whims of the gods, Medusa has little company except the snakes that adorn her head instead of hair. But when a charmed, beautiful boy called Perseus arrives on the island, her lonely existence is disrupted with the force of a supernova, unleashing desire, love and betrayal.

Filled with glorious full-colour illustrations by award-winning Olivia Lomenech Gill, this astonishing retelling of Greek myth is perfect for readers of Circe and The Silence of the Girls. Illuminating the girl behind the legend, it brings alive Medusa for a new generation.
__________________'... a must read for women of all ages' - Red Magazine'... stole my heart from its first fierce lines' - Mary Watson
'A beautiful and compassionate retelling that gives the serpent-headed monster of myth a powerful and haunting humanity' - Jennifer Saint
'... an impressive addition to the shelves of feminist retellings, balancing rage with beautiful storytelling' - Irish Times'It's an ideal gift for teenage girls finding their voice and their power' - Stylist 'Gift ideas for the book lovers in your life'
Über den Autor
Jessie Burton studied at the University of Oxford and then went on to the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She is the author of three novels for adults, The Miniaturist (2014), The Muse (2016) and The Confession (2019), and is both a Sunday Times no. 1 bestseller and a New York Times bestseller. The Miniaturist sold a million copies worldwide in its first year and has also been adapted for television by the BBC. Jessie is now published in forty languages. Her first children's story, The Restless Girls, was published by Bloomsbury in 2018.
Olivia Lomenech Gill has a first-class degree in Theatre from the University of Hull and an MA in Printmaking from Camberwell College of Arts, and has built her career as a professional fine artist. Olivia's first professional illustration commission, Where My Wellies Take Me, written by Michael and Clare Morpurgo, was shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and won the English Association Picture Book Award. She is also the illustrator of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling. Olivia lives and works in Northern France with her husband, a paper conservator.
Zusammenfassung
Powerfully feminist and steeped in the lyricism of Greek myth, this is perfect for fans of Circe by Madeline Miller and The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Fachbereich: Grenzwissenschaften
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Esoterik & Anthroposophie
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 224
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781408886939
ISBN-10: 1408886936
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Burton, Jessie
Illustrator: Gill, Olivia Lomenech
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 215 x 173 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: Jessie Burton
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.10.2021
Gewicht: 0,8 kg
preigu-id: 120325771
Über den Autor
Jessie Burton studied at the University of Oxford and then went on to the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She is the author of three novels for adults, The Miniaturist (2014), The Muse (2016) and The Confession (2019), and is both a Sunday Times no. 1 bestseller and a New York Times bestseller. The Miniaturist sold a million copies worldwide in its first year and has also been adapted for television by the BBC. Jessie is now published in forty languages. Her first children's story, The Restless Girls, was published by Bloomsbury in 2018.
Olivia Lomenech Gill has a first-class degree in Theatre from the University of Hull and an MA in Printmaking from Camberwell College of Arts, and has built her career as a professional fine artist. Olivia's first professional illustration commission, Where My Wellies Take Me, written by Michael and Clare Morpurgo, was shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and won the English Association Picture Book Award. She is also the illustrator of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling. Olivia lives and works in Northern France with her husband, a paper conservator.
Zusammenfassung
Powerfully feminist and steeped in the lyricism of Greek myth, this is perfect for fans of Circe by Madeline Miller and The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Fachbereich: Grenzwissenschaften
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Esoterik & Anthroposophie
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 224
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781408886939
ISBN-10: 1408886936
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Burton, Jessie
Illustrator: Gill, Olivia Lomenech
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 215 x 173 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: Jessie Burton
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.10.2021
Gewicht: 0,8 kg
preigu-id: 120325771
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