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Book SynopsisHer Dark Wings is a modern-day take on the Persephone myth, infused with the intense potency of teenage passions. The richness of Greek myth is vividly brought to life by the immediacy and originality of a fiery, contemporary drama. And iconic mythic figures crackle and change as a modern girl fills the Underworld with new life. Exploring the thin line between love and hate, obsession and attraction, friendship and betrayal, this is a breathless and bold story, beautifully told by an exceptional writer. It's about a girl who realises what she wants and, in getting it, brings soul to a stagnant world, and change to an unyielding god. It's about life - and hope - blooming in the unlikeliest of places. It's about being brave enough to release your wings.
Trade ReviewAn intoxicating combination of the ancient and modern, full of passion and rage * Guardian Best Children's Books of the Year 2022 *
Mythical reimaginings remain a big trend, but this one is special . . . an intoxicating look at friendship, love and the intensity of teenage emotions * Observer *
Melinda Salisbury is a lush, magical writer - who isn't afraid of the dark. Her Dark Wings captures the glory of having a real best friend, and the mythic pain of being betrayed by one * Rainbow Rowell *
Salisbury's voice sings at the crossroads of classical and urgently modern . . . Her storytelling is tight and focused and moves at a breathless pace: as all good myth-making should . . . strange, elegant and chilling: I devoured it * Sarah Maria Griffin *
Infused with myth, Her Dark Wings is darkly enchanting, bold and unexpected. I loved experiencing this richly imagined world through the eyes of such a well-drawn, nuanced heroine * Mary Watson *
Raw emotion; searing prose and a darkly imagined world * Non Pratt *
A skilled contemporary reimagining full of friendship and fury * Deirdre Sullivan *
Astonishing: an intoxicating, sensual YA that combines Greek mythology with a modern-day love story . . . darkly luscious * The Bookseller, Book of the Month *
