{"product_id":"9780008589875","title":"Herc","description":"Author(s): Rogerson, Phoenicia, \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003eDate of Publication: 09\/05\/2024, \u003cbr\u003ePagination: 416 pages, \u003cbr\u003eSeries: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: HQ, \u003cbr\u003e Published By: HarperCollins Publishers, \u003cbr\u003eBook Classification: Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 129 x 199 x 32mm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 278g\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780008589875\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Somerset Maugham Award\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Waterstones best book of the year 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'A remarkable feat of storytelling' Rosie Hewlett\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  This should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours, his endless adventures…everyone’s favourite hero, right\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  This is the story of everyone else:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Alcmene: Herc’s mother (She has knives everywhere)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Hylas: Herc’s first friend (They were more than friends)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Megara: Herc’s wife (She’ll tell you about their marriage)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Eurystheus: Oversaw Herc’s labours (He never asked for the job)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e His friends, his enemies, his wives, his children, his lovers, his rivals, his gods, his victims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It’s time to hear their stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Herc gives voice to the silenced characters, in this feminist, queer (and sometimes shocking) retelling of classic Hercules myth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Perfect for fans of Madeline Miller and Joanne M. Harris\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'It. Is. Fantastic' NetGalley reviewer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'An absolute delight' NetGalley reviewer \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46066954469613,"sku":"9780008589875","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/files\/9780008589875.jpg?v=1730822918","url":"https:\/\/steyningbookshop.info\/products\/9780008589875","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}