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Friday Finds (Nov 20)

November 20, 2009 by Darlene


Friday Finds hosted by Should Be Reading asks us to share what great books we heard about or discovered in the past week.

My pick this week is a book I found while browsing through Fantastic Fiction called Alcestis by Katharine Beutner. It’s to be released by Soho Press on February 1, 2010. Here’s a bit about it from Fantastic Fiction…


In Greek mythology, Alcestis is known as the good wife; she loved her husband so much that she died to save his life and was sent to the underworld in his place. In this poetic and vividly imagined debut, Katharine Beutner gives voice to the woman behind the ideal, bringing to life the world of Mycenaean Greece, a world peopled by capricious gods, where royal women are confined to the palace grounds and passed as possessions from father to husband.

Alcestis tells of a childhood spent with her sisters in the bedchamber where her mother died giving birth to her and of her marriage at the age of fifteen to Admetus, the young king of Pherae, a man she barely knows, who is kind but whose heart belongs to a god. She also tells the part of the story that’s never been told: What happened to Alcestis in the three days she spent in the underworld before being rescued by Heracles? In the realm of the dead, Alcestis falls in love with the goddess Persephone and discovers the true horror and beauty of death.

This really sounds like a book for me! How about you – did you find anything good on your book travels this week?

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  1. Veens says

    November 20, 2009 at 10:22 am

    I have seen this one around an I think i really like the sound of this one!

  2. Mary says

    November 20, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    It DOES sound good, Dar!

  3. Vivienne says

    November 20, 2009 at 12:12 pm

    Definitely a book worth taking a look at. I am intrigued by the story.

  4. bermudaonion says

    November 20, 2009 at 1:08 pm

    I have a feeling that book will be very popular!

  5. Jo-Jo says

    November 20, 2009 at 2:55 pm

    This sounds like a super good book! Thanks for sharing it Dar.

  6. Fyrefly says

    November 20, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    This is the first I've seen of this one, but it does sound really good. I love mythology and historical fiction, so this sounds like a perfect blend.

  7. Stephanie says

    November 20, 2009 at 11:21 pm

    This looks terrific! I love Greek Mythology.

  8. carla says

    November 21, 2009 at 1:28 am

    sounds like a very unusual book!

  9. Linda Jacobs says

    November 21, 2009 at 1:38 pm

    Oh, yes! Something different! Good!

    BTW, the book I won in your Run for Your Life giveaway arrived yesterday. Thanks, agian, so much!

  10. Toni says

    November 21, 2009 at 5:20 pm

    Wow Dar.. great find. I have a feeling this would be a good one also. I'd love to read along with you on this one some time. Thanks for sharing.

  11. Marie says

    November 22, 2009 at 1:30 am

    that sounds fabulous! I think I'd really enjoy it!

  12. cassandrajade says

    November 22, 2009 at 8:40 am

    This sounds very interesting. Will have to check it out, thanks for sharing.

  13. naida says

    November 22, 2009 at 9:50 pm

    Great find Dar 🙂 I like anything having to do with Greek Mythology.
    http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/

  14. Suzanne says

    November 22, 2009 at 11:45 pm

    This book sounds wonderful! Thanks for finding it!! Of course this means ANOTHER book for the TBR pile! 😀

  15. Bandit Jack says

    November 23, 2009 at 12:50 am

    hi dar and buddy! it's been a while since i've talked to you! i've been having a relaxing fall..just laying around and napping while mom is at school. i got my haircut today and i look spiffy. i'm looking forward to seeing more pictures of you buddy!!!

    talk to you soon,
    bandit

  16. Alice Teh says

    November 23, 2009 at 3:20 am

    This one sounds good!

  17. Gwendolyn B. says

    November 23, 2009 at 10:03 pm

    Sounds good! I'll be watching for this one.

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