Snakehead
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PERSEUS, THE GOD-TOUCHED son of Zeus and a mortal princess, takes his easy life on the island of Serifos for granted, but he knows he lives in troubled times. First the gods, now the politicians, send... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0375841091
ISBN13:9780375841095
Release Date:September 2009
Publisher:Laurel Leaf Library
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 4.0" x 7.1"
Age Range:12 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 7 and higher
Customer Reviews
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Brilliant fantasy
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
"Snakehead" by Ann Halam - a fantastic new take on the Perseus legend, set in an ancient Mediterranean of timelessly real seafront cafes and tavernas. Perseus and his mother are refugees from mainland Greece, living on a small island and working in a restaurant. Then Perseus meets and falls in love with beautiful, god-touched Andromeda fleeing her sacrificial destiny. Soon they're off to find the Gorgon's head together. In spite of the playful way Ann Halam tosses all kind of ingredients into the mix - Zeus, Perseus' divine bully of a father, arrives in a sort of visionary millionnaire's yacht, and one of Perseus' friends is actually from Peru, having drifted across the Atlantic on a balsa raft, but no one believes him even though he introduces the 'opotato' to the island's menus - this is a serious treatment of the myth. It's just stunningly original, and I loved it.
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