6/26/2023 0 Comments The lies we sing to the sea![]() ![]() ![]() Poseidon hoped to turn the people of Ithaca against their king. “Where there is no fear, there are no prayers. “Gods feed on the terror of mortals,” said Melantho. This book will break your heart.’ – Grace Li Sunday Times bestselling author of Portrait of a Thief This is Greek tragedy at its best: sweeping in scope yet deeply intimate in characterization. ‘Gorgeous, tragic, and timeless, Underwood’s LIES WE SING TO THE SEA makes an age-old story feel new again. In Lies We Sing to the Sea, debut author Sarah Underwood delivers a thrilling and breathtaking tale that will enthral readers from the very first page as they are transported to the cursed shores of Ithaca.Ī reclamation of a story from thousands of years ago, Lies We Sing to the Sea is about love and fate, grief and sacrifice, and, ultimately, the power we must find within. Leto must kill the last prince of Ithaca. ![]() But when Leto awakens from her death on the shore of a long-forgotten island, its enigmatic keeper Melantho tells her that there’s only one way the curse can be broken. In the cursed kingdom of Ithaca, each spring brings the hanging of twelve maidens, a gift to the vengeful Poseidon. Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne and Elektra A story overflowing with emotion and full of magic.’ ![]() ’A lovely, lyrical fantasy which takes the fate of the hanged maids of the Odyssey and weaves something brand new. ‘A lavish epic of power, vengeance, love and fate.’ A fantasy romance, by dazzling new talent Sarah Underwood, inspired by Greek mythology and the tale of Penelope’s twelve hanged maids. ![]()
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