Ariadne: The Mesmerising Sunday Times Bestselling Retelling of Ancient Greek Myth

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The plot unfolds with Ariadne choosing the man of her dreams over her family and becomes a condemned exile in Naxos. A page-turner…If you like Madeline Miller's Circe and Son of Achilles, you will eat up Ariadne, a retelling of y In the very early days, my mother, Pasiphae, would dance with me; indeed, it was she who had taught me. It is a beautiful exploration of the bond of sisterhood, the challenges of womanhood and the desire to forge one's own destiny in a world dominated by the will of heroes and gods.

Although many years have passed since then, when I remember Daedalus, I see a young man full of energy and the fire of creativity. We’d heard the story of how he had cut off the head of the Gorgon Medusa, and we thrilled to hear how the snakes that grew from her dreadful head writhed and spat and hissed as Perseus swung his wondrous sword. A worthy hero, Perseus, was born from the golden rain of Zeus, who had visited the lonely, lovely Danaë sealed in her roofless bronze chamber with only the sky to look upon.

However, the focus on Phaedra does provide a dramatic tension that events on Naxos just don’t have despite the author’s efforts. An elegant performance by narrator Barrie Kreinik recounts the life of Ariadne, whom many listeners will know from Greek mythology.

This focuses not only on Ariadne, but also her sister, her mother and the women followers of Dionysus. Her second novel, ELEKTRA, was a Number One Sunday Times bestseller and explores the curse upon the House of Atreus, giving voice to three women who are caught up in its shadows: Clytemnestra, Cassandra and Elektra whose lives are shattered by the Trojan War and who seek to find justice at any cost. Knew a little of Theseus and the Minotaur but now I have a vivid idea of the family involved and what befell them.I am Ariadne, princess of Crete, though my story takes us a long way from the rocky shores of my home.

It is pretty much a domestic situation where Ariadne raises a family whilst being involved in a combination of women’s refuge and religious cult. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

In Theseus’ most famous escapade, that of him confronting the minotaur and freeing Athens from the power of Knossos, Ariadne has a vitally instrumental role.