{"product_id":"9780008589875","title":"Herc","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Rogerson, Phoenicia \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 9 May 2024 by HarperCollins Publishers (HQ) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 416 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 199 x 32 | 290g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47705593118979,"sku":"9780008589875","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9780008589875.jpg?v=1770130007","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.pro\/products\/9780008589875","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}