Sycorax: a captivating reimagining of Shakespeare's most powerful witch
Autor Nydia Hetheringtonen Limba Engleză Hardback – 27 feb 2025
They call her Sycorax. Seer. Sage. Sorceress.
Outcast by society and all alone in the world, Sycorax must find a way to understand her true nature. But as her powers begin to grow, so too do the suspicions of the local townspeople. For knowledge can be dangerous, and a woman's knowledge is the most dangerous of all . . .
With a great storm brewing on the horizon, Sycorax finds herself in increasing peril - but will her powers save her, or will they spell the end for them all?
A beautifully written and deeply moving imagining of what came before Shakespeare's The Tempest from the author of A Girl Made of Air.
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'I couldn't put it down!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Compelling and emotional' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781529431070
ISBN-10: 1529431077
Pagini: 400
Ilustrații: N/A
Dimensiuni: 198 x 284 x 34 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: Quercus Books
Colecția Quercus
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1529431077
Pagini: 400
Ilustrații: N/A
Dimensiuni: 198 x 284 x 34 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: Quercus Books
Colecția Quercus
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Recenzii
A beautiful written exploration of one of literature's most famous and misunderstood women. This is a clever and immersive tale, brilliant in its exploration of how societies, old and new, have turned on those who don't fit in. Fabulous
A vividly drawn imagining [of] Sycorax, mother of Caliban in The Tempest. Heartbreakingly poignant, it's the tale of a young woman living with physical pain, social isolation and terrible loneliness but who never gives up trying to find a life where she can be useful. So imaginative and original, and beautifully written
With Sycorax living constantly in pain, trying to help people but always feared and shunned, the reader rages and hopes for her while always knowing where this story is going to end. It's a fascinating exploration of an obscure character
A beautifully written tale of otherness and becoming, which charms and beguiles in equal measure
What a wonderful, witchy delight it was. So evocative and raw. Full of darkness and magic and wonder. Truly extraordinary
A beautifully tragic story told with heartbreaking poignancy. The tale of Sycorax lingers long after the last page. Magnificent!
Sycorax is a poignant portrayal of a woman struggling to find her place in the face of physical challenges and social otherness. This is a book that resonates with current issues and will keep the reader gripped throughout
With all the reverberations and resonances of ancient tales, Sycorax is a vivid and stirring re-imagining of Shakespeare's final witch. Hetherington's prose will cast a spell on you. This book is perfect for lovers of Circe
Magnificent - a beautifully-written, poignant tour de force blending myth, realism, magic, loneliness and the reality of living with chronic pain
'P.S. is beyond excited about this wonderful new take on Sycorax, the unseen, much maligned and misunderstood, yet important "blue-eyed hag" in Shakespeare's The Tempest
An immensely assured first novel
Fantasy, folklore and funambulism tread an impressive line in this richly imagined debut. Hetherington spins a kaleidoscopic patchwork of memory and magic, secrets and lies, ideal for fans of The Night Circus
A captivating tale of love and loss and finding connection in the most unexpected places
Hetherington tells her captivating tale from deep within the sequinned heart of the circus, with characters as darkly flawed as they are brilliantly talented. A Girl Made of Air is a poignant story of regret and redemption, brilliantly interlaced with magic and folklore
This novel had me under its spell from start to finish, each page conjuring up such vivid imagery that I was uttterly captivated. Breathtaking
There are sequins and suspicion in this captivating circus novel . . . a richly imagined debut
Sycorax is a beautiful story, steeped in sadness, about one of William Shakespeare's unseen fictional female characters... This book is beautiful, and truly heartbreaking
It deliciously weaves the backstory of Shakespeare's witch from The Tempest . . . If you are a fan of Shakespeare - or Angela Carter - I highly recommend you add Nydia's book to your summer reading
A beautiful written exploration of one of literature's most famous and misunderstood women . . . clever and immersive
Heartbreakingly poignant . . . imaginative and original, and beautifully written
Vivid and stirring . . . Hetherington's prose will cast a spell on you. This book is perfect for lovers of Circe
Richly imagined . . . a kaleidoscopic patchwork of memory and magic, secrets and lies, ideal for fans of The Night Circus
A vividly drawn imagining [of] Sycorax, mother of Caliban in The Tempest. Heartbreakingly poignant, it's the tale of a young woman living with physical pain, social isolation and terrible loneliness but who never gives up trying to find a life where she can be useful. So imaginative and original, and beautifully written
With Sycorax living constantly in pain, trying to help people but always feared and shunned, the reader rages and hopes for her while always knowing where this story is going to end. It's a fascinating exploration of an obscure character
A beautifully written tale of otherness and becoming, which charms and beguiles in equal measure
What a wonderful, witchy delight it was. So evocative and raw. Full of darkness and magic and wonder. Truly extraordinary
A beautifully tragic story told with heartbreaking poignancy. The tale of Sycorax lingers long after the last page. Magnificent!
Sycorax is a poignant portrayal of a woman struggling to find her place in the face of physical challenges and social otherness. This is a book that resonates with current issues and will keep the reader gripped throughout
With all the reverberations and resonances of ancient tales, Sycorax is a vivid and stirring re-imagining of Shakespeare's final witch. Hetherington's prose will cast a spell on you. This book is perfect for lovers of Circe
Magnificent - a beautifully-written, poignant tour de force blending myth, realism, magic, loneliness and the reality of living with chronic pain
'P.S. is beyond excited about this wonderful new take on Sycorax, the unseen, much maligned and misunderstood, yet important "blue-eyed hag" in Shakespeare's The Tempest
An immensely assured first novel
Fantasy, folklore and funambulism tread an impressive line in this richly imagined debut. Hetherington spins a kaleidoscopic patchwork of memory and magic, secrets and lies, ideal for fans of The Night Circus
A captivating tale of love and loss and finding connection in the most unexpected places
Hetherington tells her captivating tale from deep within the sequinned heart of the circus, with characters as darkly flawed as they are brilliantly talented. A Girl Made of Air is a poignant story of regret and redemption, brilliantly interlaced with magic and folklore
This novel had me under its spell from start to finish, each page conjuring up such vivid imagery that I was uttterly captivated. Breathtaking
There are sequins and suspicion in this captivating circus novel . . . a richly imagined debut
Sycorax is a beautiful story, steeped in sadness, about one of William Shakespeare's unseen fictional female characters... This book is beautiful, and truly heartbreaking
It deliciously weaves the backstory of Shakespeare's witch from The Tempest . . . If you are a fan of Shakespeare - or Angela Carter - I highly recommend you add Nydia's book to your summer reading
A beautiful written exploration of one of literature's most famous and misunderstood women . . . clever and immersive
Heartbreakingly poignant . . . imaginative and original, and beautifully written
Vivid and stirring . . . Hetherington's prose will cast a spell on you. This book is perfect for lovers of Circe
Richly imagined . . . a kaleidoscopic patchwork of memory and magic, secrets and lies, ideal for fans of The Night Circus