Blogs in May 2021

Ariadne 11th May 2021

‘ARIADNE gives voice to the misused Princess of Crete who betrayed her father to save Theseus from the Minotaur. Relevant and revelatory.’ – Stylist As Princesses of Crete and daughters of the fearsome King Minos, Ariadne and her sister...

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The Penelopiad 11th May 2021

Penelope. Immortalised in legend and myth as the devoted wife of the glorious Odysseus, silently weaving and unpicking and weaving again as she waits for her husband’s return. Now Penelope wanders the underworld, spinning a different kind of thread:...

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A Son Of The Circus 11th May 2021

‘The doctor was fated to go back to Bombay; he would keep returning again and again – if not forever, at least for as long as there were dwarves in the circus.’ Born a Parsi in Bombay, sent to...

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Circus of Wonders 11th May 2021

1866. In a coastal village in southern England, Nell picks violets for a living. Set apart by her community because of the birthmarks that speckle her skin, Nell’s world is her beloved brother and devotion to the sea. But...

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Shadows Over the Spanish Sun 10th May 2021

A country in the shadow of war. A love that burns through the decades… Mia Ferris’s heart has always belonged in Spain. Every childhood summer was spent at her grandfather’s hacienda, riding together amongst the olive trees or listening...

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