- Title:
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Orphia and Eurydicius (MP3)
- Written by:
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Elyse John
- Read by:
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Annabelle Tudor
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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14 hours 28 minutes
- MP3 size:
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626 MB
- Published:
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May 03 2023
- Available Date:
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May 03 2023
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781460747988
- Genres:
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Fiction; Australian Fiction; Contemporary Fiction; Fables & Fairytales; Historical; Literary Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/HarperCollins audio
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Format
Price
Bolinda price
Australian author
Their love transcends every boundary. Can it cheat death? A stunning, gender-flipped story about love, creativity and the power of speaking out.
Orphia dreams of something more than the warrior crafts she's been forced to learn. Hidden away on a far-flung island, her blood sings with poetry and her words can move flowers to bloom and forests to grow ... but her father, the sun god Apollo, has forbidden her art.
A chance meeting with a young shield-maker, Eurydicius, gives her the courage to use her voice. After wielding all her gifts to defeat one final champion, Orphia draws the scrutiny of the gods. Performing her poetry, she wins the protection of the goddesses of the arts, the powerful Muses, who welcome her to their sanctuary on Mount Parnassus. There, Orphia learns to hone her talents, crafting words of magic infused with history, love and tragedy.
When Eurydicius joins her, Orphia struggles with her desire for fame and her budding love. As their bond grows, she joins the Argonauts on their quest for the Golden Fleece. Facing dragons, sirens and ruthless warriors on the voyage, Orphia earns unparalleled fame, but she longs to return to Eurydicius.
Yet she has a darker journey to make – one that will see her fight for her love with all the power of her poetry.
'Tragic and triumphant, a must-read!'
Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter
'A timeless story told in rich, poetic language.'
Katherine Brabon, author of The Shut Ins