Sweetbitter Song

Sweetbitter Song

Author: Rosie Hewlett Listening Length: 17h 47m

Perfect for fans of The Song of Achilles and from the award-winning author of The Witch of Colchis comes a profoundly moving story of two women on the shores of Ithaca, in the shadows of a legendary war, who must face their own battle – one of sisterhood, survival, and a forbidden love that could destroy them both. On...

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As dawn’s rosy fingertips brushed the sky, we were hauled out of bed and set to work.

After three grueling days of preparation, it was finally the gamos, the day of the wedding ceremony.

I was back in the kitchens, surrounded by the familiar faces of my childhood. It was pure chaos prepping the wedding feast, bodies scrambling to and fro, tempers bubbling over like the pots on the fire, all while the king’s attendants barked endless orders.

Just one more day of this life, and then tomorrow…tomorrow. Only the Fates knew what it would bring.