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Book SynopsisA beautiful and unique retelling of Medea. I loved it!' Sunday Times bestselling author Sophie IrwinAbsorbing and thoughtfulfull of page-turning drama and vibrantly drawn characters. Bold and illuminating' Claire Heywood, author of Daughters of SpartaA propulsive retelling inspired by the Greek myth of Medea Calcutta, 1757.Bengal is on the brink of war. The East India Company, led by the fearsome Sir Peter Chilcott, are advancing and nobody is safe. Meena, the Nawab's neglected and abused daughter, finds herself falling under the spell of James Chilcott, nephew of Sir Peter, who claims he wants to betray the company . . . for a price.Caught between friend and foe, Meena and James escape Calcutta, their hands stained in blood and pockets filled with gold. In Ceylon, they're cleansed of their sins by Meena's beloved aunt Kiran, before the young lovers set sail for the Dutch controlled Cape of Good Hope, with the promise of a new life.Yet past resentments and present betrayals begin to pi
Trade Review'Savage Beasts is a powerful, exquisitely crafted story with astutely drawn parallels to myth. It is as sharply clever as it is utterly gripping'
Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen
‘Rani Selvarajah is a sublime storyteller. Savage Beasts is a searing excoriation of colonialism and a chilling interrogation of the compromises required by foreign women to survive brutal so-called civilised societies’
Jennifer Hayashi Danns, author of Beneath the Burning Wave
‘Selvarajah skilfully explores the evils of colonialism and the particular demonisation and dehumanisation of foreign women as her fierce and tragic heroine hurtles towards the inevitable, and yet cleverly twisted, ending’
Nikki Marmery, author of On Wilder Seas
‘Man oh man, I cannot wait to throw this book at everyone I know’ Pyae Moe Thet War, author of You’ve Changed, a Malala Bookclub Pick
Readers love
Savage Beasts:
‘Wow. So Medea is one of my all time favorite characters in Greek mythology. And I have been dying for someone to write a book worthy of her.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘This book is nothing short of spectacular.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘This was a great concept for a Medea retelling.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I really loved this story. The world building and the characters were excellent.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
