Alcestis

In Greek myth, Alcestis is known as the ideal wife; she loved her husband so much that she died and went to the underworld in his place. And yet, her story was largely untold--until now. In this vividly imagined debut, Katharine Beutner gives voice to the woman behind the ideal and reveals new facets of the story: Who was Alcestis in all her complexities? And what happened to her in the three days she spent in the underworld?

A queer, feminist retelling of a character who was largely overshadowed in popular mythology, Alcestis explores themes that are just as relevant today as they were in the Bronze Age.