Gentlest of Wild Things
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- 62,99 zł
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- 62,99 zł
Publisher Description
"A tapestry of mysteries, myths, and machinations, all held together by a shimmering thread of love between women." —Samantha Shannon, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree
This stunning Greek mythology–inspired sapphic fantasy blends the story of Eros and Psyche with legends of the enthralling, vampiric empousa—from the New York Times bestselling author of Lies We Sing to the Sea!
Desire binds them. Hunger compels them. Love will set them free. . . .
On the island of Zakynthos, nothing is more powerful than Desire—love itself, bottled and sold to the highest bidder by Leandros, a power-hungry descendant of the god Eros.
Eirene and her beloved twin sister, Phoebe, have always managed to escape Desire’s thrall—until Leandros’s wife dies mysteriously and he sets his sights on Phoebe. Determined to keep her sister safe, Eirene strikes a bargain with Leandros: If she can complete the four elaborate tasks he sets her, he will find another bride. But it soon becomes clear that the tasks are part of something bigger; something related to Desire and Lamia, the strange, neglected daughter Leandros keeps locked away.
Lamia knows her father hides her for her own protection, though as she and Eirene grow closer, she finds herself longing for the outside world. But the price of freedom is high, and with something deadly—something hungry—stalking the night, that price must be paid in blood. . . .
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When his 18-year-old wife Alexandra dies, Leandros—a powerful magnate and descendent of Aphrodite and Eros—announces his intent to marry Phoebe, a 16-year-old who's "plagued by a recurrent fever." Phoebe's twin sister, headstrong herbalist Eirene, persuades Leandros to marry her instead; she is determined to uncover more about Alexandra's fate and how Leandros concocts his Desires—which the wealthy men of the ancient Greek town of Zakynthos use to make women fall in love with them—so she can stop him once and for all. But to prove her devotion to him, Eirene must complete four grueling tasks. She finds an unlikely ally in Leandros's teenage daughter Lamia, who experiences chronic pain and whose mysterious magical powers Leandros exploits. As Eirene and Lamia unearth the secrets behind the Desires and Alexandra's death, they develop a friendship that deepens into romance. This sophomore outing by Underwood (Lies We Sing to the Sea), at once a supernatural mystery, slow-burn love story, and mythological retelling, will undoubtedly please fans of all three. Lamia's character arc is especially compelling, as her burgeoning self-confidence, empowered by her bond with Eirene, allows her to grow beyond her father's influence. Eirene and Phoebe are described as having brown skin; other characters read as white. Ages 14–up.
