02206cam a2200397 i 4500 1165033985 TxAuBib 20230321120000.0 220515t20232022||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780063258396 hardcover 0063258390 hardcover (OCoLC)1317513443 YDX eng rda YDX Y$5 FLW JVK JAS IMT UOK TxAuBib rda Haynes, Natalie, author. Stone blind : a novel / Natalie Haynes. First U.S. edition. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] ©2022. viii, 370 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Originally published in Great Britain in 2022 by Mantle, an imprint of Pan Macmillan"--title page verso. "The only mortal in a family of gods, Medusa is the youngest of the Gorgon sisters. Unlike her siblings, Medusa grows older, experiences change, feels weakness. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know. When the sea god Poseidon assaults Medusa in Athene's temple, the goddess is enraged. Furious by the violation of her sacred space, Athene takes revenge-- on the young woman. Punished for Poseidon's actions, Medusa is forever transformed. Writhing snakes replace her hair and her gaze will turn any living creature to stone. Cursed with the power to destroy all she loves with one look, Medusa condemns herself to a life of solitude. Until Perseus embarks upon a fateful quest to fetch the head of a Gorgon"-- Provided by publisher. 20230321. Medusa Gorgon Fiction. Gods, Greek Fiction. Rape victims Fiction. Female monsters Fiction. Blessing and cursing Fiction. Mythology, Greek Fiction. Fantasy fiction. Mythological fiction. TXKIP