{"product_id":"an-unexpected-ally-a-greek-tale-of-love-revenge-and-redemption-paperback","title":"An Unexpected Ally: A Greek Tale of Love, Revenge, and Redemption - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSophia Kouidou-Giles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerful Circe, daughter of the sun-god Helios, is sad to see Odysseus, King of Ithaca, depart from her island, Aeaea--but her heartbreak is eased after dolphins take her to Delos, where she explores a new love relationship. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCirce has a strained relationship with her mother, Perse, but when she finally listens to Perse's encouragement to seek out the amphibian god Glaucus, she's glad she's heeded her advice. Together, the two embark on underwater adventures, and Circe shares with Glaucus her knowledge about the healing and harmful power of herbs. While in Delos, she also meets and befriends Skylla, a local beauty with whom Glaucus is enthralled, although the girl is indifferent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCirce eventually returns to Aeaea, but one day she learns, upon consulting her scrying mirror, that there is trouble in Delos that requires her immediate action. In the turbulent world of gods mingling with mortals, our heroine shifts shapes, flies, and uses her superpowers to reverse the course of evil. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a tangle of love, hate, vengeance, and the final righting of wrongs, a cast of irresistible characters weaves an adventure laced with beauty and terror in \u003ci\u003eAn Unexpected Ally\u003c\/i\u003e--a newly woven set of tales that brings to life ancient Greek myths and revives issues familiar to contemporary readers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSophia Kouidou-Giles\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author whose work spans memoir, historical fiction, myth retellings, poetry, and literary translation. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eVoices\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePersimmon Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAssay\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Raven's Perch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStory Wits\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWomen Writers, Women Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fantasy Hive\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Nib\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She is the author of a poetry chapbook, \u003ci\u003eTransitions and Passages\u003c\/i\u003e; an award-winning memoir, \u003ci\u003eSophia's Return: Uncovering My Mother's Past\u003c\/i\u003e; and two other Greek Tales novels, \u003ci\u003eAn Unexpected Ally\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCircle of Peace\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Kouidou-Giles now lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47458892873906,"sku":"9781647425555","price":18.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/JMWu2ALrMF9781647425555.webp?v=1783006020","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/an-unexpected-ally-a-greek-tale-of-love-revenge-and-redemption-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}