{"product_id":"stone-blind","title":"Stone Blind","description":"\u003cp\u003eHaynes, Natalie\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the 2023 Women’s Prize for Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the British Book Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Thousand Ships\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePandora’s Jar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereturns with a fresh and stunningly perceptive take on the story of Medusa, the original monstered woman.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Beautiful and moving.”—Neil Gaiman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Witty, gripping, ruthless.”—Margaret Atwood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey will fear you and flee you and call you a monster.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe only mortal in a family of gods, Medusa is the youngest of the Gorgon sisters. Unlike her siblings, Medusa grows older, experiences change, feels weakness. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the sea god Poseidon assaults Medusa in Athene’s temple, the goddess is enraged. Furious at the violation of her sacred space, Athene takes revenge—on the young woman. Punished for Poseidon’s actions, Medusa is forever transformed. Writhing snakes replace her hair, and her gaze will turn any living creature to stone. Cursed with the power to destroy all she loves with one look, Medusa condemns herself to a life of solitude. Until Perseus embarks upon a fateful quest to fetch the head of a Gorgon. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eStone Blind\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eclassicist Natalie Haynes upends our understanding of this legendary myth, bringing empathy and nuance to one of the earliest stories in which a woman—injured by a powerful man—is blamed, punished, and monstered for the assault.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Stick Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46683832582377,"sku":"9780063258402","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0406\/5548\/7129\/files\/ibg.common.titledetail_5c7aa2c6-2051-4b26-8a29-e84e3adfca1e.gif?v=1708558397","url":"https:\/\/redstickreads.com\/products\/stone-blind","provider":"Red Stick Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}