Jennifer Saint's Ariadne is 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.
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, one that puts the forgotten women of Greek
mythology back at the heart of the story, as they strive for a better
world.