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I found this in a little free library and hung onto it for a few months. When my husband and I booked a summer trip to Greece and decided to spend 4 days in Crete, I knew it had to be my book for the trip.
I’m a huge fan of Madeline Miller’s books so I had a feeling I would like this, but traveling to Crete and visiting the archaeological site of Knossos while reading it made me enjoy it all the more.
It’s a beautifully written retelling/combination of multiple myths, and I found it to be more about Ariadne’s relationship with her sister Phaedra than just Ariadne’s story alone. I’m a huge fan of anything that puts previously overlooked female characters at the forefront and this book does just that.
I was extra happy to learn that Jennifer Saint is an English teacher turned novelist as it gives me some hope I could do the same!
I would highly recommend this to anyone who loves reading stories about women, sisters, Greek myths, and highly recommend you book a trip to Crete and read it on location (or at least do some light research into Knossos for the visuals!). I absolutely plan on reading more by Saint in the future.
I’m a huge fan of Madeline Miller’s books so I had a feeling I would like this, but traveling to Crete and visiting the archaeological site of Knossos while reading it made me enjoy it all the more.
It’s a beautifully written retelling/combination of multiple myths, and I found it to be more about Ariadne’s relationship with her sister Phaedra than just Ariadne’s story alone. I’m a huge fan of anything that puts previously overlooked female characters at the forefront and this book does just that.
I was extra happy to learn that Jennifer Saint is an English teacher turned novelist as it gives me some hope I could do the same!
I would highly recommend this to anyone who loves reading stories about women, sisters, Greek myths, and highly recommend you book a trip to Crete and read it on location (or at least do some light research into Knossos for the visuals!). I absolutely plan on reading more by Saint in the future.