Sarah Underwood

A fantasy romance by dazzling new talent Sarah Underwood, inspired by Greek mythology and the tale of Penelope’s twelve hanged maids. ‘A lavish epic of power, vengeance, love and fate.’ YA Book of the Month in The Observer (2/4/2023) ‘A lovely, lyrical fantasy which takes the fate of the hanged maids of the Odyssey and weaves something brand new. A...

‘Joyous, wonderous and healing’ – GRACE LI ‘Delightful’ – BEA FITZGERALD ‘A shimmering thread of love between women’ – SAMANTHA SHANNON ‘Dazzlingly imaginative’ THE GUARDIAN ‘Wild and tender’ AMÉLIE WEN ZHAO ‘Exquisitely written and poignantly romantic’ – PASCALE LACELLE On the island of Zakynthos, nothing is more powerful than Desire—love itself, bottled and sold to the highest bidder by Leandros,...

A stunning fantasy romance, inspired by Greek mythology. A dazzlingly imaginative sapphic reimagining of the Cupid and Psyche story - The Guardian On the island of Zakynthos, nothing is more powerful than Desire—love itself, bottled and sold to the highest bidder by Leandros, a power-hungry descendant of the god Eros. Eirene and her beloved twin sister, Phoebe, have always managed...