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Beutner has elevated a relatively minor character in Greek mythology to a major player. Taking center stage in this debut novel is Alcestis, the fabled good wife who sacrificed herself in order to save her much loved husband, King Admetus. In this reworking of the classic legend, a decidedly more complex and restless Alcestis is provided with an intriguing backstory “Beutner has elevated a relatively minor character in Greek mythology to a major player. Taking center stage in this debut novel is Alcestis, the fabled ‘good wife’ who sacrificed herself in order to save her much loved husband, King Admetus. In this reworking of the classic legend, a decidedly more complex and restless Alcestis is provided with an intriguing backstory involving her childhood and the untimely death of her favorite sister, Hippothoe. When Admetus is too cowardly to face his own death, Alcestis, hopeful of reuniting with Hippothoe, agrees to take his place in the Underworld. It is here in death that Alcestis wrestles with the true nature of love and loss, as she falls under the seductive spell of Persephone…” –Margaret Fuller, Booklist [119]…more

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Full Book Name: Alcestis
Author Name: Katharine Beutner
Book Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, GLBT, Historical, Historical Fiction, LGBT, Mythology, Queer, Retellings
ISBN # 9781569476178
Date of Publication: 2010-2-1
PDF / EPUB File Name: Alcestis_-_Katharine_Beutner.pdf, Alcestis_-_Katharine_Beutner.epub
PDF File Size: 1.5 MB
EPUB File Size: 564 KB