Herc

Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award Waterstones best book of the year 2023 'A remarkable feat of storytelling' Rosie Hewlett This should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours, his endless adventureseveryones favourite hero, right? Wrong. This is the story of everyone else: Alcmene: Hercs mother (She has knives everywhere) Hylas: Hercs first friend (They were more than friends) Megara: Hercs wife (Shell tell you about their marriage) Eurystheus: Oversaw Hercs labours (He never asked for the job) His friends, his enemies, his wives, his children, his lovers, his rivals, his gods, his victims. Its time to hear their stories. Herc gives voice to the silenced characters, in this feminist, queer (and sometimes shocking) retelling of classic Hercules myth. Perfect for fans of Madeline Miller and Joanne M. Harris 'It. Is. Fantastic' NetGalley reviewer 'An absolute delight' NetGalley reviewer