{"product_id":"herc-phoenicia-rogerson-9780008589875","title":"Herc","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Somerset Maugham Award\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWaterstones best book of the year 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A remarkable feat of storytelling' Rosie Hewlett\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e This should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours, his endless adventures...everyone's favourite hero, right? Wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of everyone else:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlcmene: Herc's mother (She has knives everywhere)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHylas: Herc's first friend (They were more than friends)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMegara: Herc's wife (She'll tell you about their marriage)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEurystheus: Oversaw Herc's labours (He never asked for the job)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis friends, his enemies, his wives, his children, his lovers, his rivals, his gods, his victims.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's time to hear their stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHerc gives voice to the silenced characters, in this feminist, queer (and sometimes shocking) retelling of classic Hercules myth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of Madeline Miller and Joanne M. Harris'It. Is. Fantastic' NetGalley reviewer      \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An absolute delight' NetGalley reviewer\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenicia Rogerson","offers":[{"title":"As New","offer_id":48675765780723,"sku":"9990002941771","price":9.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9780008589875.jpg?v=1773896435","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/herc-phoenicia-rogerson-9780008589875","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}