Hypsipyle and the Curse of Lemnos: A novella (The Women Unveiled series) by Karen Martin

From the award winning author Karen Martin comes Hypsipyle and the Curse of Lemnos. This novella retells the infamous ancient Greek myth of the 'Lemnian crimes.' Condemned by a god’s tantrum and betrayed by their husbands, the women of Lemnos bear the brunt of Aphrodite’s wrath. Humiliated by Hephaestus, when he exposes her affair with Ares, Aphrodite casts her vengeance upon Hephaestus’ sacred island of Lemnos. The result is devastating: the men of Lemnos abandon their wives for captive Thracian women, sparking a night of bloodshed. Hypsipyle decides to save her father King Thoas and smuggles him away. A secret act of compassion bearing consequences that unfold through guilt, shame and deceit. For readers drawn to retellings of Greek mythology through a feminist lens like those of Pat Barker, Natalie Haynes, or Madeline Miller, Hypsipyle and the Curse of Lemnosis a fierce, lyrical reclamation of one woman’s struggle to shape her destiny following the repercussions of a divine retribution.