{"product_id":"herc-phoenicia-rogerson","title":"Herc – Phoenicia Rogerson","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis should be the story of Hercules — his twelve labours, his endless adventures, everyone's favourite hero, right? Well, it's not. \u003cem\u003eHerc\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of everyone else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlcmene, his mother (she has knives everywhere). Hylas, his first friend (they were more than friends). Megara, his wife (she'll tell you about their marriage). Eurystheus, who oversaw the labours (he never asked for the job). His friends, his enemies, his wives, his children, his lovers, his rivals, his gods, his victims. It's time to hear their stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with razor-sharp wit and genuine heart, Phoenicia Rogerson's debut strips away the heroic shine to reveal the messy, complicated truth of the Hercules myth — a \"deliciously witty, multi-POV retelling\" that's as funny as it is devastating. Trending across BookTok's Greek mythology and anti-hero spaces for its sarcastic narration, queer subplots, morally grey divine drama, and the irresistible \"everyone hates the golden boy\" trope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of Madeline Miller's \u003cem\u003eThe Song of Achilles\u003c\/em\u003e, Natalie Haynes's \u003cem\u003eStone Blind\u003c\/em\u003e, Jennifer Saint's \u003cem\u003eAriadne\u003c\/em\u003e, and Vaishnavi Patel's \u003cem\u003eKaikeyi\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA trade paperback (2023) in Very Good condition — light shelf wear, tight binding, clean pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jhb Preloved Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45397537390707,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/3357\/6307\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_56792c35-c5c0-433e-98c4-45e2a4b5889c.jpg?v=1787672747","url":"https:\/\/jhbprelovedbooks.co.za\/products\/herc-phoenicia-rogerson","provider":"Jhb Preloved Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}