beautiful and unique‘A retelling of Medea. I loved it!’ bestselling author Sophie IrwinSunday Times
full of page-turning drama and vibrantly drawn characters‘Absorbing and thoughtful…. Bold and illuminating’ Claire Heywood, author ofDaughters of Sparta
Calcutta, 1757.
Bengal is on the brink of war. The East India Company, led by the fearsome Sir Peter Chilcott, are advancing and nobody is safe. Meena, the Nawab’s neglected and abused daughter, finds herself falling under the spell of James Chilcott, nephew of Sir Peter, who claims he wants to betray the company . . . for a price.
Caught between friend and foe, Meena and James escape Calcutta, their hands stained in blood and pockets filled with gold. In Ceylon, they’re cleansed of their sins by Meena’s beloved aunt Kiran, before the young lovers set sail for the Dutch controlled Cape of Good Hope, with the promise of a new life.
Yet past resentments and present betrayals begin to pile up as they struggle to overcome their differences. And as Meena yet again finds herself in a foreign land without anyone to turn to, she is forced to find out what she is willing to sacrifice when love turns to hate.
The perfect read for fans of The Song of Achilles, Ariadne and Pandora
Extraordinary‘… Selvarajah skillfully interweaves the familiar story of Medea with something vivd, vibrant and brand new’ Sarah Underwood, author of bestsellerNew York TimesLies We Sing to the Sea
an ending worth of the great Greek playwrights‘A clever and compassionate retelling of the Medea myth . . . ’ Laura Shepperson, bestselling author ofSunday TimesThe Heroines
a devastating must read‘Mythic, rageful and timely… ’ Tasha Suri, author of TikTok sensation,The Jasmine Throne
beautiful and unique‘A retelling of Medea’ bestselling author Sophie IrwinSunday Times
Powerful and entrancing‘’ bestseller, Andie NewtonUSA Today
vivida woman’s strength and determination despite all the odds‘A picture of a dark and difficult world… an emotional journey of ’ Siya Turabi, author ofThe Last Beekeeper
A propulsive retelling inspired by the Greek myth of Medea