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Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"Ancient Crete, 1450 BC. When her sister Arge drops to the floor in convulsions and then dies at her wedding, fifteen-year-old Martis, a young poet and bull leaper in training, is certain she was murdered. The prime suspect is the groom, Saurus, a barbarian from the Greek mainland, but when Arge's Shade visits Martis, swearing Saurus is not her murderer, Martis vows to uncover the truth. As Martis begins asking questions, she discovers that while...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A young mother, in denial from the sudden loss of her sister, finds herself forced to navigate the dizzying landscapes of grief, guilt, and desire in this darkly comic, highly anticipated debut novel from Kimberly King Parsons, author of Black Light (long-listed for the National Book Award)"--