Dead Beautiful
Melanie Dugan
Read by Melanie Dugan
What if the man you love is the God of the Dead?
That’s the problem facing Persephone. Her mother, Demeter, is a Level-1 goddess who wants Persephone to marry Darryl, demi-god of home repairs, and stay close to home. Her father, Zeus, the top god on Mount Olympus, is a bit grumpy these days, fed-up with all the demands being made on him. And Hades, well, now that she’s getting to know him, Hades isn’t what Persephone expected at all — he’s handsome, smart, sensitive and witty — in a word, hot.
Beautiful, intelligent and strong-willed, Persephone’s in line to be a Level-1 goddess herself someday. The problem is … she’s dissatisfied and restless.
This new take on the classic myth is a smart, sexy, fast-moving read. Dead Beautiful explores the many faces of love, explains why there are four seasons, and reveals what really happens after death.
* The author would like to thank filmmakers Joseph Ghaleb (www.josephghaleb.com), and Daniel Faria (www.danielfaria.com) and musicians Manuel Iradian and David Evangelista for their permission to use an excerpt of their performance of Vivaldi's Summer theme.
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Reviews
By: JenM
The Persephone myth was the first Greek myth I ever heard and it's still my favourite, so of course when I saw this story I had to check it out. I was not disappointed! This was a great take on the story and especially liked that it was told from ...
By: Alitha
I love this! I love the take on the story, I love the ending, I ended up listening far too late in the night because I HAD to find out what was happening. I especially loved the different sides of the story and hearing each character. Highly recommended.
By: Melanie
Thanks for such kind comments. It's great to hear from listeners. My son urged me to read and record the book, and it was a lot of fun. He did the sound engineering.
By: Gisela
Very enjoyable to hear how the book, wh. I've read with pleasure, sounds in the author's mind. Looking fwd. to the next work. Maybe a mother/son (hobby sound engineer!) story.
By: Lucie Le Blanc
Really enjoyed this story. Funny and original. A bit of background noises that made me jump sometimes, but perfection will come with practice. ;)
By: Promotion
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By: Lindt
Great fun on all kinds of levels. The author's reading is really enjoyable and witty. A very cool book.
By: Diane
Really fun book :) I love the take on the story. Entertaining and well written.