{"product_id":"book-zkt5","title":"Sweetbitter Song","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpon the shores of Ithaca in the shadows of a legendary war, two women must face their own battle-one of sisterhood, survival, and a forbidden love that could destroy them both.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eOne summer night within the palace of Sparta, a young slave girl stumbles across a gray-eyed princess. Despite living worlds apart, Melantho and Penelope are instantly drawn to each other, and a powerful friendship blossoms. But the Spartan royals do not approve of this bond, and soon Melantho and Penelope find themselves viciously torn apart, their trust irreparably shattered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eYears later, their paths cross once again upon the rocky shores of Ithaca, where Melantho is sent to serve Princess Penelope and her new husband, Prince Odysseus. Embittered by life as a slave, Melantho is determined to keep her distance. But once again, the two women find themselves drawn to each other, pulled by the echo of their friendship and something far stronger they're too afraid to name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eWhen war blazes across Greece, Odysseus and the men of Ithaca are driven to foreign lands. In their absence, Melantho finds a new world opening up before her-one where women rule, family can be found, and forbidden love is finally given the space to bloom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eA profound tale of love, identity, and defiance, \u003cem\u003eSweetbitter Song\u003c\/em\u003e tells a story forgotten by history. One of bravery and hope, celebrating two women who fought to protect their love from a world that tried to deny its very existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003eSweetbitter Song\u003cem\u003e is an extraordinary book. A truly original take on \u003c\/em\u003eThe Odyssey\u003cem\u003e, comparable to Madeline Miller's reimagining of \u003c\/em\u003eThe Iliad\u003cem\u003e in \u003c\/em\u003eThe Song of Achilles\u003cem\u003e-never less than brilliant in its inventive, intelligent conversation with the source.\"\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003eElodie Harper\u003c\/strong\u003e, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Wolf Den\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":51194437009712,"sku":"BDzkt5","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/zkt5-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776704031","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-zkt5","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}