Sweetbitter Song

Sweetbitter Song

Author: Rosie Hewlett Listening Length: 17h 47m
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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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If someone asked me for the definition of peace, I would say it was the seasons that followed my return to the palace, a time so golden in my mind, it is as if the memories are encased in sunlight.

There was still the threat of the empty throne, of course. But even that could not darken my days. Rather, it served as a reminder to seize each moment, to wring out every droplet of happiness I could for as long as the Fates allowed me.

In some ways, things were as they always had been.

In the day, I worked and laughed and explored alongside the handmaids, and at night, we gathered around the hearth to chatter and listen to Autonoe sing.