The dark wife by sarah diemer

Buy the dark wife book online at low prices in india the. Ladies and gentlemen, it is my extraordinary pleasure and ultimate joy insert many omg you guyss here. The dark wife takes the best bits of the mythology of ancient greece, queers it and serves it up as a lyricallycrafted fairytale. The dark wife is sarah diemers lesbian retelling of the persephone myth. Posted on march 15, 2015 by sarah diemer a really amazing fan, touweny, contacted me about a year ago, offering to translate the dark wife into french. The love story in the dark wife is tender and lovely, but the plot favours a happy ending at the cost of a satisfying conclusion to the fate of the immortals of olympus. I dont think it was in the usual way i seem to remember that someone posted a to do list, and they were going to. She lives on the green earth with her mother, demeter, growing up beneath the everwatchful eyes of the gods and. Mar 15, 2015 the dark wife now has a french translation. The prose is immediately engrossing and full of similes which paint the ancient world diemer depicts. Its like a prequel to a war, with the war over in a sentence and a lot of unanswered questions left behind. The dark wife audiobook by hugh odonnell kickstarter. May 12, 2011 buy the dark wife by diemer, sarah isbn. The following is the complete and unabridged novel the.

Persephone has everything a daughter of zeus could wantexcept for freedom. I havent had time to pick up a copy yet, but you can bet your sweet behind, its on my list for this weekend. Hello select your address amazon pay best sellers best sellers. Growing up, i did a lot of research about egyptian myths, but as time passed i became increasingly familiar with greek mythology. After witnessing the brutal rape and murder of the nymph at zeuss hands, she is afraid of him. She writes stories about courageous young ladies who love other ladies, makes jewelry out of words and wire and loves her wife more than anything in the universe. Someone like you sarah dessen, just listen sarah dessen, this lullaby sarah dessen, the dark wife sarah diemer, saint anything sarah dessen, along for the ride sarah dessen not rated. May 03, 2015 i read this book over the course of a day of travel. The dark wife by sarah diemer was published in may 2011. The dark wife won the golden crown literary award for speculative fiction in 2012, an award that honors lesbian speculative fiction. The dark wife by sarah diemer march 21, 2018 march 10, 2018 inautopiastateofmind leave a comment the dark wife is a phenomenal story that not only retells one of my favorite greek myths, but also brings a new light and life to it highlighting it as a clever and imaginative love story. Apr 15, 2014 the dark wife is a retelling of the ancient greek myth involving persephone and hades. Sarah diemer the dark wife eilen yolla uni ei ottanut tullakseen, ja vasymysta odotellessa halusin lukea jotain kevytta ja piristavaa.

The dark wife by sarah diemer smart bitches, trashy books. Persephone flees olympus to escape zeuss tyranny and sexual advances and starting with a major grudge against him for having raped her childhood crush, one of demeters nymphs, and turned her into a. The dark wife by sarah diemer the dark wife uk link, us link is a retelling of the ancient greek myth of persephone. Help us to create a free audiobook of the dark wife, by sarah diemer, read by parsec award finalist veronica giguere. Ya author of golden crown awardwinning the dark wife the lesbian, ya retelling of the persephone myth and twixt and coauthor, with my amazing wife, author jennifer diemer, of project unicorn. Buy the dark wife book online at best prices in india on. The dark wife sarah diemer yet another book blogger. The dark wife is a ya novel, a lesbian revisionist retelling of the persephone and hades myth. It is tagged as ya in many places, including the authors website, and there are things about it, such as the tone and style of the story telling it is from persephones firstperson point of view, that cause me to agree with the ya tag. She lives on the green earth with her mother, demeter. When persephone was young, she had a friendship and relationship with a nymph. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The dark wife, by sarah diemer, is a lesbian separatist reformulation of the persephone myth. Diemer is the ya, lesbian retelling of the persephone myth.

From him, she lost everything that was dear to her. The following is the complete and unabridged novel the dark. D to share with you my very first novel, the dark wife released today three thousand years ago, a god told a lie. A classic retelling of the myth of hades and persephone. Diemer keeps to the heart of the mythology and the nature of the greek gods. In sarah diemers selfpublished, ya novel, the dark wife, we follow the dawning of persephone, first into teen angst, then first love, disillusionment, bitter hatred, selfimposed emotional exile, awareness, awakening, adult love, and finally into an unavoidable yet mature compromise between those that love and hurt her so much. This is a beautiful and clever retelling of the persephone and hades myth one of my favourites, mixing a sweet love story with a comingofage tale. I look at the dark wife by sarah diemer, a young adult lesbian retelling of the greek myth of persephone and hades. The dark wife uk link, us link is a retelling of the ancient greek myth of persephone. Download read the dark wife 2011 by sarah diemer in pdf. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Theres plenty to love in the dark wife, not least of all diemer s strong, lyrical prose. Basically i liked hades portrayal there, i liked the feminist themes prominent throughout the book, i was super excited theres a glbtfriendly interpretation of this couple but i wasnt that fond of the authors prosewriting and as a result of said writing, much to my disappointment, i found it a bit difficult to connect with persephone as a character, even if i did feel sympathy. Sarah diemer, quote from the dark wife you have made of my life something beautiful, she said.

Diemer keeps to the heart of the mythology and the. Paadyin sarah diemerin the dark wifeen, joka minulla oli mukavasti lukulaitteella, koska sita tarjottiin ilmaiseksi netissa kaikille, joita kiinnostavat mytologiat ja lesbofiktio. Sarah diemer, quote from the dark wife you see, i have been content with the darkness. The following is the complete and unabridged novel the dark wife by sarah diemer. May 12, 2011 despite being an immortal goddess, persephone is a relatable heroine for anyone whos ever felt unsure of their place in the world or railed against restrictive traditions. Download read the dark wife 2011 by sarah diemer in. The dark wife is a passionate retelling, with delicious details from a forbidding old story made into something new and celebratory. Thats the basic premise of this mythic retelling of the abduction of persephone as a samesex romance. I dont exactly remember how i came upon the dark wife the first time. The story of persephone and hades has always been a favorite of mine, especially when you delve deep into the various interpretations of the original translations.

Despite being an immortal goddess, persephone is a relatable heroine for anyone whos ever felt unsure of their place in the world or railed against restrictive traditions. The dark wife sarah diemer works archive of our own. I read this book over the course of a day of travel. May 11, 2011 the dark wife, by sarah diemer, is a lesbian separatist reformulation of the persephone myth. The dark wife by sarah diemer saturday, september 24, 2016 19. Help us to create a free audiobook of the dark wife, by sarah diemer. The dark wife is a book ive been meaning to read for years but just finally found the time in the form of hourlong commutes to work. The dark wife is the awardwinning ya novel that retells the persephone myth in a courageous new way. The dark wife is a retelling of the persephone myth. She weaves poetic metaphors and elegant turns of phrase into a readable and fastmoving story. The dark wife is sarah diemer s lesbian retelling of the persephone myth. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising.

The story of persephone and hades has always been a favorite of mine, especially when you delve deep into the various interpretations of. The dark wife by sarah diemer utopia state of mind. I stumbled across this book one of those days i was online seeking out ff romance. The dark wife by sarah diemer, 9781461179931, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Sarah diemer three thousand years ago, a god told a lie. It is available from amazon, barnes and noble and smashwords. Diemer s writing style is a pleasure onto itself to read.

Now, i suppose that someone could do a good lesbian separatist reformulation of the persephone myth, especially if they start out with the first nonstandardness of the dark wife, viz. Mar, 2017 the love story in the dark wife is tender and lovely, but the plot favours a happy ending at the cost of a satisfying conclusion to the fate of the immortals of olympus. Sarah diemer the dark wife sarah diemer three thousand years ago, a god told a lie. If you have read and enjoyed the free version, please consider donating what you think the novel is worth at the authors site, the dark wife is a labor of love, created to be. In achingly beautiful prose, sarah diemer tells the story of a young girl, deep in her first love, when her lover is violated and then turned into a flower by her lustful and domineering father, zeus. Click to read more about the dark wife by sarah diemer. It won the 2012 golden crown literary award for speculative fiction. The dark wife, debut novel from sarah diemer, is a tale that turns greek myth inside out and makes it something darkly beautiful, a gem among the imagine that everything you knew about greek mythology was skewed so that zeus could better control mortals by spreading lies and untruths. One of the few was sarah diemer s selfpublished 2011 debut, the dark wife, which is a ya retelling of the persephone and hades myth with a lesbian twist. The dark wife ya mythic fantasy three thousand years ago, a god told a lie.

There are a lot of ladies who are interested in other ladies here and i love it. I am blessed beyond measure by your presence, and love. I look at the dark wife by sarah diemer, a young adult lesbian retelling of the. This myth is one of my favorites, so i picked up its reinterpretation eagerly. Hugh odonnell is raising funds for the dark wife audiobook on kickstarter. Several goddesses and mortals are queer, and honestly id probably headcanon hermes as being aroace. The dark wife won the 2012 golden crown literary award for speculative fiction, and was nominated for a parsec award first two chapters of the audiobook. According to most traditional tellings of the story, hades, the lord of the underworld, carries off persephone, daughter of the goddess of the harvest, to force her to be his wife. Aug 29, 2015 i look at the dark wife by sarah diemer, a young adult lesbian retelling of the greek myth of persephone and hades. When im not booktubing or busy with school and other stuff you can. It is offered as a free download in the hopes that everyone who needs to read it will be able to do so. I was early to the airport, had a flight delay, and then a 1.