Until Perseus embarks upon a fateful quest to fetch the head of a Gorgon. Cursed with destroying all she loves with one look, Medusa condemns herself to a life of solitude. Punishing her for Poseidon’s actions, Athene transforms Medusa into a monster with sharp teeth, snakes for hair, and a gaze that will turn any living creature to stone. Furious that her temple was violated, Athene takes revenge-on the young woman. When desire drives Poseidon to assault Medusa in Athene’s temple, the goddess is enraged. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know. Yet unlike her siblings, Medusa grows older, experiences change, feels weakness. The only mortal in a family of gods, Medusa was the most beautiful of the Gorgon sisters.

This is the story of how a young woman became a monster.Īnd how she was never really a monster at all. She succeeds in breathing warm life into some of our oldest stories.”-Telegraph (UK) Just remember that buying the book alone is not the same an RSVP ticket. If you don't want to attend the event but would still like to buy a copy of the book, you can do so by scrolling down and adding the book to your shopping cart. You can buy a copy of the book along with your RSVP. This online event will be hosted by The Novel Neighbor. It is a free event however you must RSVP with the link below. She will make series 9 in 2023.Natalie Haynes, author of A Thousand Ships and Pandora's Jar, returns with a fresh and stunningly perceptive take on the story of Medusa, the original monstered woman. She is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4: eight series of her show, Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics, have been broadcast on Radio 4: all series are available now on BBC Sounds. She has spoken on the modern relevance of the classical world on three continents, from Cambridge to Chicago to Auckland. Her novel about Medusa, Stone Blind, was published in Sep 2022 and Margaret Atwood liked it. Her most recent non-fiction book, Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myth was published in Oct 2020, and reached number 2 in the New York Times Bestseller chart. It has been translated into multiple languages. It was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2020. Her retelling of the Trojan War, A Thousand Ships, was published in 2019. Her second novel, The Children of Jocasta, was published in 2017. Her first novel, The Amber Fury, was published to great acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic, as was The Ancient Guide to Modern Life, her previous book. Natalie Haynes is a writer and broadcaster and – according to the Washington Post – a rock star mythologist.

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