Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Medusa by Jessie Burton

Posted September 8, 2021 by Stephanie in can't-wait wednesday / 17 Comments

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and talk about the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read.

 
 

Medusa by Jessie Burton
Expected publication: October 28th 2021 by Bloomsbury Children’s Books

A dazzling, feminist retelling of Greek myth from the internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist, stunningly illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill.

Exiled to a far-flung island by the whims of the gods, Medusa has little company except the snakes that adorn her head instead of hair. But when a charmed, beautiful boy called Perseus arrives on the island, her lonely existence is disrupted with the force of a supernova, unleashing desire, love and betrayal…

Filled with glorious full-colour illustrations by award-winning Olivia Lomenech Gill, this astonishing retelling of Greek myth is perfect for readers of Circe and The Silence of the Girls. Illuminating the girl behind the legend, it brings alive Medusa for a new generation.

 

 

You guys know I love a good Greek mythology retelling and this one sounds FANTASTIC!
I’ve been waiting for a Medusa retelling so I cannot wait to get my hands on it and add to my growing collection of mythological retellings. ?

 

 

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