{"product_id":"book-i24b","title":"Alcestis","description":"WINNER OF THE EDMUND WHITE DEBUT FICTION AWARD\u003cbr\u003eFINALIST FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY ASSOCIATION'S LESBIAN DEBUT FICTION \u003cbr\u003eAWARD\u003cbr\u003eA fiercely feminist retelling of a little-known Greek myth: the ultimate story of \u003cbr\u003esacrifice and forbidden desire\u003cbr\u003eIn Greek myth, Alcestis is known as the ideal wife; she loved her husband so much \u003cbr\u003ethat she died and went to the underworld in his place. But who was Alcestis \u003cbr\u003ebefore she was married? Other than her love for Admetus, what circumstances \u003cbr\u003eled her to make this ultimate sacrifice? And what happened to her in the three \u003cbr\u003edays she spent in the underworld?\u003cbr\u003eKatharine Beutner's lush, emotionally devastating debut explores the magical \u003cbr\u003ereality of ancient Greece, where gods attend weddings and the underworld is just \u003cbr\u003ea river away. As Alcestis goes from sheltered princess to wise savior, she redefines \u003cbr\u003elove and discovers her own power-a poignant heroine's journey that resonates \u003cbr\u003emore than ever today. Giving an achingly beautiful voice to the most \u003cbr\u003emisunderstood wives of Greek mythology, Alcestis reveals the underworld as \u003cbr\u003eyou've never seen it before. \u003cbr\u003e\"Beutner helps us re-see the familiar … Alcestis is nobody's celebratory gayed-up \u003cbr\u003eGreek myth (for that, try Ovid). Instead, Beutner's retelling is resolutely queer: \u003cbr\u003estrange, beautiful, ambivalent, sexually fluid, full of human complexity and godly \u003cbr\u003esimplicity.\"-Andrea Lawlor, Lambda Literary\u003cbr\u003eQuotes\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Bio\u003cbr\u003eNarrator Bio\u003cbr\u003e© Print Copyright\u003cbr\u003e©2010 by Katharine Beutner\u003cbr\u003e? Audio Copyright\u003cbr\u003e?2024 by Recorded Books\u003cbr\u003eCover Design\u003cbr\u003eArtwork Credits\u003cbr\u003eCover art: Cristina Bencina\u003cbr\u003eArrangement\u003cbr\u003eRecorded by arrangement with Soho Press, Inc.\u003cbr\u003eISBNs\u003cbr\u003eC084629 5062607 9798891783164 Alcestis\u003cbr\u003eZ20737 5062607 9798891783171 Alcestis\u003cbr\u003eDG16918 5062607 9798891783188 Alcestis\u003cbr\u003eImages\u003cbr\u003eInsert cover JPG and cover PDF here\u003cbr\u003eAlcestis\u003cbr\u003eTitle\u003cbr\u003eAlcestis\u003cbr\u003eSubtitle\u003cbr\u003eSeries\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\u003cbr\u003eKatharine Beutner\u003cbr\u003eNarrator\u003cbr\u003eEva Kaminsky\u003cbr\u003eCopy\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE EDMUND WHITE DEBUT FICTION AWARD\u003cbr\u003eFINALIST FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY ASSOCIATION'S LESBIAN DEBUT FICTION \u003cbr\u003eAWARD\u003cbr\u003eA fiercely feminist retelling of a little-known Greek myth: the ultimate story of \u003cbr\u003esacrifice and forbidden desire\u003cbr\u003eIn Greek myth, Alcestis is known as the ideal wife; she loved her husband so much \u003cbr\u003ethat she died and went to the underworld in his place. But who was Alcestis \u003cbr\u003ebefore she was married? Other than her love for Admetus, what circumstances \u003cbr\u003eled her to make this ultimate sacrifice? And what happened to her in the three \u003cbr\u003edays she spent in the underworld?\u003cbr\u003eKatharine Beutner's lush, emotionally devastating debut explores the magical \u003cbr\u003ereality of ancient Greece, where gods attend weddings and the underworld is just \u003cbr\u003ea river away. As Alcestis goes from sheltered princess to wise savior, she redefines \u003cbr\u003elove and discovers her own power-a poignant heroine's journey that resonates \u003cbr\u003emore than ever today. Giving an achingly beautiful voice to the most \u003cbr\u003emisunderstood wives of Greek mythology, Alcestis reveals the underworld as \u003cbr\u003eyou've never seen it before. \u003cbr\u003e\"Beutner helps us re-see the familiar … Alcestis is nobody's celebratory gayed-up \u003cbr\u003eGreek myth (for that, try Ovid). Instead, Beutner's retelling is resolutely queer: \u003cbr\u003estrange, beautiful, ambivalent, sexually fluid, full of human complexity and godly \u003cbr\u003esimplicity.\"-Andrea Lawlor, Lambda Literary","brand":"Recorded Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49351296942384,"sku":"BDi24b","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49351297007920,"sku":"ZEi24b","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49351297073456,"sku":"ZMi24b","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/i24b-cover.jpg?v=1761197588","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-i24b","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}