{"product_id":"9780008589875-herc","title":"Herc","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Somerset Maugham Award\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eWaterstones best book of the year 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'A remarkable feat of storytelling' Rosie Hewlett\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Somerset Maugham Award\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eWaterstones best book of the year 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'A remarkable feat of storytelling' Rosie Hewlett\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e                      \u003cstrong\u003eThis should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours, his endless adventures…everyone’s favourite hero, right?\u003c\/strong\u003e                    \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eWrong.\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eThis is the story of everyone else:\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eAlcmene: \u003cstrong\u003eHerc’s mother\u003c\/strong\u003e (She has knives everywhere)\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eHylas: \u003cstrong\u003eHerc’s first friend\u003c\/strong\u003e (They were more than friends)\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eMegara: \u003cstrong\u003eHerc’s wife \u003c\/strong\u003e(She’ll tell you about their marriage)\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eEurystheus: \u003cstrong\u003eOversaw Herc’s labours\u003c\/strong\u003e (He never asked for the job)\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eHis friends, his enemies, his wives, his children, his lovers, his rivals, his gods, his victims.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eIt’s time to hear their stories.\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHerc\u003c\/em\u003e gives voice to the silenced characters, in this feminist, queer \u003cem\u003e(and sometimes shocking\u003c\/em\u003e) retelling of classic Hercules myth.\u003c\/p\u003e                      \u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for fans of Madeline Miller and Joanne M. Harris\u003c\/strong\u003e                    \u003cp\u003e'It. Is. Fantastic' \u003cstrong\u003eNetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e'An absolute delight' \u003cstrong\u003eNetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40958368907361,"sku":"9780008589875","price":8.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28543969.jpg?v=1722686544","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780008589875-herc","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}