THE GREATEST LOVE STORY NEVER TOLD. A profoundly moving sapphic tale of love, identity and defiance that retells the love story of Penelope, one of Ancient Greece's most famous heroines.
'This is Rosie Hewlett's masterpiece' JENNIFER SAINT, bestselling author of Hera
'As dazzling as Madeline Miller's reimagining of the Iliad in The Song of Achilles' ELODIE HARPER, bestselling author of The Wolf Den
'The fury, the power, the cadence of this story will stay with me for years to come ... Sappho herself would be proud.' NIKITA GILL, bestselling author of Hetake
One fateful night in Sparta, a young slave girl encounters a mysterious, grey-eyed princess. Melantho and Penelope, though from different worlds, are instantly connected. But betrayal soon tears them apart.
Years later, on Ithaca's rocky shores, Melantho is sent to serve Princess Penelope and her new husband, Prince Odysseus. Hardened by slavery, Melantho vows to stay distant from Penelope. Yet, the undeniable pull between them proves stronger than ever.
As war ignites Greece, Odysseus and Ithaca's men are called away and, in their absence, Melantho finds a new world opening up before her – one where women rule, where family can be found, and where love is finally given the space to bloom.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Transworld Publishers
ISBN: 9781787637320
Idioma: Inglés
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 19/03/2026
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Escrito por Rosie Hewlett
Rosie Hewlett es una autora galardonada internacionalmente; se graduó con honores en Literatura y Civilización Clásica en la Universidad de Birmingham. Ha estudiado la mitología griega en profundidad y le apasiona descubrir voces femeninas fuertes dentro del mundo clásico. Su primera incursión en la literatura, Medusa, publicada en 2021, ganó el Premio Rubery al Libro del Año. Medea es su segunda novela, que versa sobre la figura de una de las mujeres más controvertidas y fascinantes de la mitología griega.