Persephone's narration entertains, but overall the story does not give readers an especially strong heroine or the resonance of the original myth. Her attempt to stop her mother's destruction has Persephone relying on those more powerful than her, in this case Zeus. Add to Wish List Link to this Book Add to Bookbag Sell this Book Buy it at Amazon Compare Prices.

Though Hades calls her powerful and she does have an impressive ability to grow plants, Persephone's relationship with him is very much that of the child bride, with Hades protecting her from knowing of the damage her mother is inflicting on earth and his allowing her to make policy changes in the underworld, rather than her doing so of her own accord. I know I should leave, but I don’t want to. I feel it reverberate in my chest and echo all the way down to my toes. Wildwing won the Oregon Book Award and was a Bankstreet College Best Children’s Book. Radiant Darkness emilywhitman2017 Radiant Darkness Number One on the IndieBound Kid's Next List Oregon Book Award Finalist 'Originality and flair' - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books He smiles. We do our best to provide good quality books for you to read, but there is no. Radiant Darkness was number one on the IndieBound Kid’s Next List. Persephone is a relatable character-her first appearance as queen has her tripping in front of the entire court. Radiant Darkness By (author) Emily Whitman Used Book This is a used book. Radiant Darkness by Emily Whitman - book cover, description. A choice that could destroy all shes come to love, even the earth itself. Whitman turns the story into a struggle between parental control and young desire. A stranger who promises something moresomething dangerous and excitingsomething that spurs Persephone to make a daring choice. Even-the-grain-greets-me-with-lowered-head”), who wants to keep Persephone a child forever, confined in a “world devoid of men.” When Hades lands his chariot in her valley, Persephone is immediately attracted to him and after a brief courtship, she chooses to be his bride and queen of the underworld. Emily Whitman's Radiant Darkness is a fascinating, complex version of Persephone, the goddess Demeter's daughter, who is courted by Hades, Lord of the Dead, and ends up underground for half the year.

In Whitman's debut, a retelling of the Persephone myth, Persephone feels trapped by her overbearing mother, Demeter (“Mrs.

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