*** THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ***
'A deft and clever retelling full of intrigue, rage and pathos' JENNIFER SAINT, author of Ariadne
'An intelligent, highly crafted and necessary book' CLAIRE NORTH, author of Ithaca
'Urgent and furious' ROSIE ANDREWS, author of The Leviathan
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In Athens, crowds flock to witness the most shocking trial of the ancient world. The royal family is mired in scandal. Phaedra, young bride of King Theseus, has accused her stepson, Hippolytus of rape.
He's a prince, a talented horseman, a promising noble with his whole life ahead of him. She's a young and neglected wife, the youngest in a long line of Cretan women with less than savoury reputations.
The men of Athens must determine the truth. Who is guilty, and who is innocent?
But the women know truth is a slippery thing. After all, this is the age of heroes and the age of monsters. There are two sides to every story, and theirs has gone unheard.
Until now.
"Urgent, resonant and timely" - WOMAN'S OWN
"If you love Greek mythology, you'll love The Heroines" - COSMOPOLITAN
"Shepperson shines in her debut . . . This inspired feminist retelling will captivate readers" - Publisher's Weekly
"A pointed examination of the plight of women in ancient Greece, this powerful and compulsively readable tale should appeal to fans of Jennifer Saint's Ariadne and Madeline Miller's Circe" - Booklist Starred Review
"This tale was always going to be a tragedy, but telling it almost entirely from the women's points of view makes it both more modern and more eternal, the system of men protecting men never changing. A breath of fresh air from an ancient tale." - Kirkus
"An edgy, accessible feminist reworking of the tricky story of Phaedra " - Australian Woman's Weekly
"A creative and absorbing take" - Heat, Book of the Week
"Shepperson's love of classics is plain to see in this retelling... The Heroines is a strong, learned addition to the growing canon of contemporary reimaginings of ancient myths" - CAMBRIDGE EDITION
