The dark wife sarah diemer books

The dark wife, a lesbian retelling of the persephone myth, is the debut ya novel from awardwinning author of lesbian ya speculative fiction sarah s. This book came to me via a recommendation by author cathy pegau on twitter and im so very happy we were both in the same digital space that. Published in 2011, the dark wife won the 2012 golden crown literary award for speculative fiction, and was nominated for a parsec award for the first two chapters of the audiobook. Theres plenty to love in the dark wife, not least of all diemers strong, lyrical prose. The dark wife sarah diemer works archive of our own. The dark wife, debut novel from sarah diemer, is a tale that turns greek myth inside out and makes it something darkly beautiful, a gem among the imagine that everything you knew about greek mythology was skewed so that zeus could better control mortals by spreading lies and untruths. I was on the hunt for a few indie books about a year ago, and was pleasantly surprised when i stumbled upon this book in a list of recommendations.

Several goddesses and mortals are queer, and honestly id. The following is the complete and unabridged novel the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The dark wife is a passionate retelling, with delicious details from a forbidding old story made into something new and celebratory. There are a lot of ladies who are interested in other ladies here and i love it. The system for our language arts class is that if you can get 50 ar points during the quarter, your lowest grade is dropped. I powered through because it was relatively short and, to be honest, i paid a decent amount of money to get it. And i feel bad that this is in the same category as don delillo books. The dark wife by sarah diemer is a new twist on the ageold story of hades and persephone, the greek gods believed to be the king and queen of the underworld. The dark wife by sarah diemer hades and persephone fairest by cara malone snow white girls made of snow and glass by melissa bashardoust snow white gretel. Each of us picks books that were interested in reading, and the reason for that. Basically i liked hades portrayal there, i liked the feminist themes prominent throughout the book, i was super excited theres a glbtfriendly interpretation of this couple but i wasnt that fond of the authors prosewriting and as a result of said writing, much to my disappointment, i found it a bit difficult to connect with persephone as a character, even if i did feel sympathy. The dark wife sarah diemer yet another book blogger. I was early to the airport, had a flight delay, and then a 1.

It won the 2012 golden crown literary award for speculative fiction. By default you will receive a daily digest containing any books that were published by authors in. I read this book over the course of a day of travel. It seems there are many books based on or influenced by myths and mythological beings. The dark wife, by sarah diemer, is a lesbian separatist reformulation of the persephone myth. Most lgbt books deal with discovering their sexuality and wondering how the world will treat them.

This book will sneak up on you, steal your loose change and run away with your afternoon if you let it. The dark wife ya mythic fantasy three thousand years ago, a god told a lie. Thank you for transporting me so completely to the other realm. The dark wife by sarah diemer goodreads share book.

It is offered as a free download in the hopes that everyone who needs to read it will be able to do so. The dark wife is a ya novel, a lesbian revisionist retelling of the persephone and hades myth. Twixt is a stunning, pageturning adventure, part ya paranormal romance, part thrilling horror, from awardwinning ya author sarah diemer. Diemer is the award winning ya, lesbian retelling of the persephone mythnow in audiobook form, thanks to its fans. In sarah diemers selfpublished, ya novel, the dark wife, we follow the dawning of persephone, first into teen angst, then first love, disillusionment, bitter hatred, selfimposed emotional exile, awareness, awakening, adult love, and finally into an unavoidable yet mature compromise between those that love and hurt her so much. May 12, 2011, audiobook release february 10, 2017 format. She offers persephone sanctuary in her land of the dead, so the young goddess may escape her olympian destiny. The dark wife won the 2012 golden crown literary award for speculative fiction, and was nominated for a parsec award first two chapters of the audiobook. The following is the complete and unabridged novel the dark wife by sarah diemer.

Now, i suppose that someone could do a good lesbian separatist reformulation of the persephone myth, especially if they start out with the first nonstandardness of the dark wife, viz. The dark wife by sarah diemer smart bitches, trashy books. It is available from amazon, barnes and noble and smashwords. Persephone has everything a daughter of zeus could wantexcept for freedom. Books are seen by some as a throwback to a previous world. Making friends and finding bisexual romance characters.

Its like a prequel to a war, with the war over in a sentence and a lot of unanswered. Diemer is the ya, lesbian retelling of the persephone myth. Someone like you sarah dessen, just listen sarah dessen, this lullaby sarah dessen, the dark wife sarah diemer, saint anything sarah dessen, along for the ride sarah dessen not rated. Sarah diemer has 26 books on goodreads with 34010 ratings. She lives on the green earth with her mother, demeter, growing up beneath the everwatchful eyes of the gods and. Click to read more about the dark wife by sarah diemer. She writes stories about courageous young ladies who love other ladies, makes jewelry out of. When im not booktubing or busy with school and other stuff you can. Ya author of golden crown awardwinning the dark wife the lesbian, ya retelling of the persephone myth and twixt and coauthor, with my amazing wife, author jennifer diemer, of project unicorn. Out of all the stories from the greek mythology about the gods of mount olympus, the myth of hades and persephone had always been my favorite. If you have read and enjoyed the free version, please consider donating what you think the novel is worth at the authors site, oceanid. But persephone finds more than freedom in the underworld. Sarah diemer, quote from the dark wife you saved my life, persephone. The dark wife uk link, us link is a retelling of the ancient greek myth of persephone.

I will definitely be reading more of sarah diemer in the future. This is a post for my classmates who have been asking me for books with lots of ar points. I also dont like not finishing books, but i was really tempted to dnf this. The love story in the dark wife is tender and lovely, but the plot favours a happy ending at the cost of a satisfying conclusion to the fate of the immortals of olympus. The following is the complete and unabridged novel the dark wifeby sarah diemer. But as lottie and charlie plot their escape from abeo city, lotties dark secrets begin to surface, along with the disturbing truth about twixt.

A fairytale retold by niamh murphy hansel and gretel in ageless sleep by arden ellis sleeping beauty kissing the witch. Despite being an immortal goddess, persephone is a relatable heroine for anyone whos ever felt unsure of their place in the world or railed against restrictive traditions. According to most traditional tellings of the story, hades. According to most traditional tellings of the story, hades, the lord of the underworld, carries off persephone, daughter of the goddess of the harvest, to force her to be his wife. The dark wife is sarah diemers lesbian retelling of the persephone myth. Download read the dark wife 2011 by sarah diemer in. Lesbians in books lesbian retellings of fairy tales. The story of hades and persephone, and how she ended up in the underworld, married to the god of the dead. She writes stories about courageous young ladies who love other ladies, makes jewelry out of words and wire and loves her wife more than anything in the universe. I write about heroic, magical girls who love girls. The story of persephone and hades has always been a favorite of mine, especially when you delve deep into the various interpretations of the original translations. The dark wife by sarah diemer saturday, september 24, 2016 19. The dark wife is a book ive been meaning to read for years but just finally found the time in the form of hourlong commutes to work. The dark wife is the awardwinning ya novel that retells the persephone myth in a courageous new way.