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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Sagas
God. Hero. Idol. Monster. Murderer. The story of Hercules is one of the most famous ever told. But what if it's wrong? Locus and Nebula Award-winning author John Wiswell brings his gentle, human storytelling to the most infamous of stories and discovers the heart inside us all.
Furious with Zeus for once again siring a child with a mortal woman, Hera finds herself redirecting all her fury at the baby himself, Heracles, an innocent named in her honour. As Heracles grows into a man - an unfathomably strong, loving man - he thanks Hera for all the blessings he feels she's seen fit to bestow upon him.
In a moment of misdirected rage, however, Hera sends a fury to kill Heracles' family. Heracles sets out on an epic quest to discover the name of the god who set their murders in motion. Desperate to keep him busy until she can come up with a solution, Hera sets Heracles a series of tests, as impossible as they are deadly: the Nemean lion, the hydra, the Stymphalian birds, the Aegean stables . . .
But Heracles' innate kindness, along with his determination to discover the identity of the god who cost him everything he loves, carries him through each task. As his legend grows, so does Hera's desperation.
A novel of friendship, of found family, of kindness and of legend, this is the story of Hercules as it has never been told before.
When Ella Burton takes a job as a lowly cleaner at the glamorous
Palace theatre in Swansea, she is surprised by how quickly she
takes to the job - it's as if she was born for a life in the
theatre. Unlike Kathleen, who wants her name in lights, it's
backstage that Ella's heart lies, running the show under the
watchful eye of Anthony. It's not long before she realises that she
has fallen in love, and Ella begins to dream about a future that's
far from everything she has ever known... But a tragic accident
threatens to ruin everything she has worked for, and it seems clear
that Ella will have no choice but to accept the man that her father
chose for her - even if it breaks her heart. Will Ella be forced to
put her family before her own happiness - in the ultimate act of
love? Iris Gower, Wales' favourite bestselling storyteller, begins
a powerful and warm-hearted series set around Swansea's beautiful
theatre.
The new heartwarming wartime saga in the Home Fires series, perfect
for fans of Rosie Clarke and Annie Groves. In the midst of World
War II, the members of one village WI fight harder than ever to
help the war effort . . . But behind closed doors, each is fighting
a more personal battle. Pat Simms is reeling from her own role in
her abusive husband's death, and the new freedom before her is
daunting. Sarah Collingborne is struggling with the absence of her
husband, who is stranded in a POW camp abroad, and trying her best
to fill his treasured place in the village. Meanwhile, Teresa Lucas
is anxious about her future as a parent, and her friend Alison
Scotlock is on the verge of starting a new relationship. And Miriam
Brindsley's good luck might be about to change . . . Grieving for
men already lost and anxious for those still away fighting, the
women of Great Paxford must rely on each other. Amidst the
complexities of broken relationships, loss and friendship, this
group of very different women must work together to find a way
through.
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