Hera
The dazzling story of the Queen of Mount Olympus from bestselling author of Ariadne
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Publisher Description
The enthralling tale of a powerful Greek goddess maligned in both myth and ancient history, as told by Sunday Times bestselling author Jennifer Saint.
'An exceptional achievement' ELODIE HARPER
'A very special novel' COSTANZA CASATI
'The essential mythological book of the decade' NIKITA GILL
When Hera, immortal goddess and daughter of the ancient Titan Cronus, helps her brother Zeus to overthrow their tyrannical father, she dreams of ruling at his side.
As they establish their reign on Mount Olympus, Hera suspects that Zeus might be just as ruthless and cruel as the father they betrayed.
She was always born to rule, but must she lose herself in perpetuating this cycle of violence and cruelty? Or can she find a way to forge a better world?
Often portrayed as the jealous wife or the wicked stepmother, this retelling captures the many sides of Hera, vengeful when she needs to be but also compassionate and most importantly, an all-powerful queen to the gods.
More praise for HERA:
'A thrilling depiction' ELIZABETH FREMANTLE
'Subtle, nuanced and utterly gorgeous' SARAH UNDERWOOD
'Jennifer Saint's best book yet' ROSIE HEWLETT
'Vast in scope and thoroughly entertaining' NIKKI MARMERY
'An absolutely triumph' JASMINE ELMER
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The gods of Olympus deliver Real Housewives–level drama in this juicy interpretation of Greek myth from bestseller Saint (Ariadne). Hera and Zeus are the most powerful gods among the surviving children of the evil Cronus, whom they defeated along with his fellow Titans. In the aftermath, Zeus unceremoniously assigns realms to his lesser siblings: Poseidon gets the sea and Hades the underworld. His sisters, meanwhile, cleverly maneuver into roles they covet without drawing Zeus's ire: Hestia chooses to rule the hearth, Demeter the harvest, and Aphrodite love. Knowing Hera is his equal and fearing her competition, Zeus hopes to secure her loyalty by declaring her his queen. She initially refuses him, and the furious Zeus rapes her in an attempt to ensure her compliance. Hera finally agrees to his proposal because she wants "a world under the rule of benevolent goddesses, instead of power-hungry gods," but she also vows to "use every resource she has at her disposal to bring him down." As Hera strives to outmaneuver her self-obsessed, rage-filled husband, the unruly pantheon surrounding her engage in Machiavellian power plays, one-upmanship, and petty vendettas. Readers will savor the theatrics.
