Ariadne

Jennifer Saint's captivating, moving, and deeply insightful novel places the forgotten women of Greek mythology at the center of history as they seek a better fate in a better world.

Ariadne, a princess of Crete, grows up in Knossos, meeting the dawn on a beautiful dance floor and listening to her nurse's tales of gods and heroes. But beneath the golden palace, the constant clatter of her brother the Minotaur, a monster who demands bloody sacrifices, echoes. When Theseus, the prince of Athens, arrives to defeat the monster, Ariadne sees in his green eyes not a threat but salvation. Having defied the gods and risked everything for love, she decides to take her fate into her own hands. But will Ariadne's decision ensure her happy fate? And what will happen to Phaedra, her beloved younger sister, whom she leaves to her fate?