She Speaks: The Women of Greek Myths in Their Own Words. Dav Pilkey

She Speaks: The Women of Greek Myths in Their Own Words. Dav PilkeyWritten by the new Mary Beard, classicist Honor Cargill Martin flips the script in this enchanting anthology of eight Greek myths where women take center stage In She Speaks, passionate classicist Honor Cargill Martin redresses this imbalance by retelling eight classic Greek myths, this time from an all female perspective. Written in first person, we hear from the astute sorceress Medea and her pivotal role in the quest for the Golden Fleece; discover

their sister was abducted and murdered

Durin’s Bane arose and drove the Dwarves from their halls

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fourteen-year-old Adunni is repeatedly told that she is nothing

she’s unconventional

Tales of the Five Emperors

that gave them confidence to venture beyond academic concerns (fantasy wasn’t considered suitable for adult reading

From the Māori of New Zealand come the tales of Tiki and the Great Mother

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