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Hera
- Narrated by: Naomi Frederick
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
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Summary
The beguiling story of the Queen of Mount Olympus, told by Jennifer Saint, the bestselling author of ATALANTA, ELEKTRA and ARIADNE.
From Jennifer Saint, the bestselling author of ATALANTA (UK, Sunday Times, April 2023), ELEKTRA (UK, Sunday Times, May 2022) and ARIADNE (UK, Sunday Times, April 2021), comes the captivating story of Greek mythology's most famous wife.
When the immortal goddess Hera helps her brother Zeus to overthrow their tyrannical father, the ancient Titan Cronos, she dreams of ruling the world at his side.
But as they establish their reign on Mount Olympus, Hera begins to see another side to Zeus, a side just as ruthless and cruel as Cronos was.
She was clearly born to rule, but does that mean perpetuating a cycle of violence and cruelty that has existed since the dawn of time?
Will assuming her power mean that Hera loses herself or can she find a way to forge a better world?
Critic reviews
'A spirited retelling.' Times
'Beautiful and absorbing.' Fabulous
'A vivid reimagining of Greek mythology.' Harper's Bazaar
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- 18-06-24
Fantastic story
Jennifer Saint weaves together all the tendrils of Hera’s mythology into a cohesive and captivating retelling of the old legends, adding a new perspective to much-retold patriarchal tales. A real breath of fresh air. My only criticism would be that the final two chapters dragged on for slightly too long and could have been halved as they didn’t really add much to close the story.
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- Elondongurl
- 30-06-24
brilliant retelling
loved this remake of an ancient goddess.. fans of mythology will appreciate the work, narration is good amd it kept me intrigued
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- Madison Morley
- 24-06-24
Good story but the mispronouncing of most of the names was distracting.
Good story the only thing is the narrator pronounced quite a few of the the names wrong which was a bit annoying and distracting.
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- A. L. Woodcock
- 29-06-24
Not as compelling as Atalanta
It’s like the narrator is mispronouncing the names on purpose!
I have 10.5 hours still to go but I’m not sure if I’ll make it
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