Medusa burton5/23/2023 ![]() The arrival of a golden, glowing young man, Perseus son of Zeus, is the catalyst for the revelation of her loneliness and sharing of her memories. The snakes are intelligent, unwieldy and unpredictable and are personalised with names and idiosyncrasies, such as Echo who is small, coral-coloured with emerald bands and is sweet-natured yet protective. Medusa is content in some ways despite her isolation caused by her Athena-cursed hair of snakes. ![]() Her two immortal winged sisters return to the island each evening with food. In a feminist version of the ancient Greek myth, young Medusa is exiled to a rocky island, where its barren beauty gives her some respite and peace. Her new book Medusa, lavishly illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill, further explores this preoccupation. Jessie Burton is the author of The Miniaturist, The Muse and The Confession for adults and The Restless Girls (illustrated by Angela Barrett), a reimaged fairy tale inspired by The Twelve Dancing Princesses about girls who circumvent their powerless state, for young readers. ![]() It is a classic tale that is also of our time. Image from Medusa by Olivia Lomenech Gill ![]()
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