Synopses & Reviews
He smiles. Hello. It's a deep voice. I can feel it reverberate in my chest and echo all the way down to my toes.
I know I should leave, but I don't want to. I want to keep my senses like this forever. I'm all eye, all ear, all skin.
Persephone lives in the most gorgeous place in the world. But her mother's a goddess, as overprotective as she is powerful. Paradise has become a trap. Just when Persephone feels there's no chance of escaping the life that's been planned for her, a mysterious stranger arrives. A stranger who promises something more — something dangerous and exciting — something that spurs Persephone to make a daring choice. A choice that could destroy all she's come to love, even the earth itself.
In a land where a singing river can make you forget your very name, Persephone is forced to discover who — and what — she really is.
Review
"Whitman's characterization of Persephone is equal parts Greek goddess and shallow adolescent...and Whitman makes Hades and Persephone (Hadephone? Persades?) a glam celebrity couple that everyone will want to read about." Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
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"Whitman shapes the Greek myth of Persephone into a steamy coming-of-age novel laced with feminist sensibilities." Booklist
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"A spunky Persephone retells her story lustfully enough to satisfy fans of Libba Bray and Stephenie Meyer." Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Emily Whitman lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, two children, and a gray cat. She has worked in library reference, led storytimes, and written for educational publishers. This is her first novel.