{"product_id":"9780008589820","title":"Herc","description":"Author: Phoenicia Rogerson\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780008589820\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 416\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 242mm x 160mm x 36mm\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Somerset Maugham Award\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWaterstones best book of the year 2023\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'A remarkable feat of storytelling' Rosie Hewlett\u003cbr\u003e\n This should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours, his endless adventures…everyone’s favourite hero, right?\u003cbr\u003e\n Wrong.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is the story of everyone else:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAlcmene: Herc’s mother (She has knives everywhere)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHylas: Herc’s first friend (They were more than friends)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMegara: Herc’s wife (She’ll tell you about their marriage)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nEurystheus: Oversaw Herc’s labours (He never asked for the job)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHis friends, his enemies, his wives, his children, his lovers, his rivals, his gods, his victims.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt’s time to hear their stories.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHerc gives voice to the silenced characters, in this feminist, queer (and sometimes shocking) retelling of classic Hercules myth.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPerfect for fans of Madeline Miller and Joanne M. Harris\u003cbr\u003e\n'It. Is. Fantastic' NetGalley reviewer \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'An absolute delight' NetGalley reviewer","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44264675311774,"sku":"HPC-9780008589820","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780008589820.jpg?v=1725361851","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780008589820","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}