Hera

A Novel

De: Jennifer Saint

Narrado por: Naomi Frederick

Duración: 13 h y 49 m

Resumen del Editor

From the #1 internationally bestselling author of Ariadne, Elektra, and Atalanta, a propulsive, empowering retelling of Hera, reclaiming her as a feminist hero

Even the gods must have their queen.

When the immortal goddess Hera and her brother Zeus overthrow their tyrannical father, she dreams of ruling at his side. But as they establish their reign on Mount Olympus, Hera begins to see that Zeus is just as ruthless and cruel as the father they betrayed. While Zeus ascends, Hera is relegated to the role of wife and mother, a role she never wanted. She was always born to rule, but must she lose herself in perpetuating this cycle of violence and cruelty? Or can she find a way to forge a better world?

In this enthralling retelling, Greek mythology’s most famous and maligned goddess finally tells her own story, as power, passion, and divine strength collide in the heart of Olympus.

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

©2024 Jennifer Saint (P)2024 Macmillan Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

A Goodreads Readers’ Most Anticipated Book for Summer

“In Hera, Saint recasts the goddess as a powerful, cunning deity in her own right, rather than just the petty, jealous wife of Zeus…Feels like a necessary and overdue corrective.”—The New York Times

“The gods of Olympus deliver Real Housewives-level drama in this juicy interpretation of Greek myth from bestseller Saint…As Hera strives to outmaneuver her self-obsessed, rage-filled husband, the unruly pantheon surrounding her engage in Machiavellian power plays, one-upmanship, and petty vendettas. Readers will savor the theatrics.”—Publishers Weekly

“Jennifer Saint has such a distinctive stamp on the genre of Greek mythological retellings—the narratives are captivating and choose interesting new takes on familiar stories. Saint turns her eye to the Queen of the Gods in this nuanced take on misdirected wrath and humanizing a complex, otherworldly figure…Hera is another marvel of a mythological retelling.”—The Nerd Daily

Astonishing Journey

This book was a beautiful depiction of of a powerful woman who persevered through everything she was forced to endure and changed immensely over and over throughout the eons. The journey of Hera was one that evoked sadness, infuriation, joy, and excitement. Despite being queen of the gods, time and time again she found herself powerless but despite everything she found a way back to herself. This is a story that can be an inspiration to anyone who finds themselves trapped and powerless and won’t leave a single dry eye in any reader. This book was more beautiful than I can find words to describe. Thank you Jennifer Saint.

This was Everything I wanted it to be!

incredible. heartbreaking. beautiful. infuriating. thank you for writing this. all women need to find Hera in in souls. she will keep us going. 5 stars.

Amazing, haunting story

I couldn’t stop listening to this one. Hera will stick with me for a long time.

The Point of View of Hera- fantastic

I hated it for it to end, yet, the ending was superb. I devoured the listening of this beautifully told story

Great ending!

I enjoyed the recap of different myths and how they connected to. Her focus seemed petty at times, but she redeemed herself in the end. Overall fantastic story.

Jennifer saints best work

I have always really loved this authors novels. But Hera is by far my favorite. I really enjoyed an interesting new side of this timeless character. Saints really does a great job captivating the reader interest in following Hera life. I also loved the narrator!

Lost potential

This book suffers from too many characters and concept. I love jennifer saint but this wasn’t my favourite. Also: can we talk about the weird pronunciation of Ares and Athena by the narrator? What was that?

Jennifer Saint does it again!

I loved this retelling of Hera’s story. I like that the author gave us the story from her perspective but didn’t gloss over the bad things Hera does in the stories. A complicated but still admirable MC!

The performance was so good for a “meh” story

I love Jennifer Saint, but for me, this book was a miss. The characters were not as fleshed out as they have been in other books, particularly Hera, who came across as shrill and whiny. The performance by Naomi Frederick was extraordinary- I’d listen to the book again just for that!

Goddess in Full

This version of the goddess is so realistic and deep. I felt Hera is finally fully understood outside the perception of males and outside of her marriage. She would be and is pleased.