Publisher Description

Her Dark Wings is a modern-day take on the Persephone myth, infused with the intense potency of teenage passions. The richness of Greek myth is vividly brought to life by the immediacy and originality of a fiery, contemporary drama. And iconic mythic figures crackle and change as a modern girl fills the Underworld with new life.

Exploring the thin line between love and hate, obsession and attraction, friendship and betrayal, this is a breathless and bold story, beautifully told by an exceptional writer. It's about a girl who realises that she wants and, in getting it, brings soul to a stagnant world, and change to an unyielding god. It's about life - and hope - blooming in the unlikeliest of places. It's about being brave enough to release your wings.

'An intoxicating combination of the ancient and modern, full of passion and rage' - Guardian Best Children's Books of the Year 2022

Author Biography

Melinda Salisbury is a three-time Carnegie nominated, bestselling author, whose first novel The Sin Eater's Daughter was the bestselling UKYA debut of 2015. Her other books include the State of Sorrow duology, Hold Back The Tide, The Way Back: A Seasonal Guide to Connecting With Nature and the collaborative novel Floored (co-written with six other YA authors, including fellow DFB author Lisa Williamson). Melinda has been nominated and shortlisted for copious awards, including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, YA Book Prize, Branford Boase Award and Carnegie Medal, and her books have been published in 15 countries to date. She lives on the East Sussex coast and is a passionate vegan and amateur naturalist.

Review

An intoxicating combination of the ancient and modern, full of passion and rage * Guardian Best Children's Books of the Year 2022 *
Mythical reimaginings remain a big trend, but this one is special . . . an intoxicating look at friendship, love and the intensity of teenage emotions * Observer *
Melinda Salisbury is a lush, magical writer - who isn't afraid of the dark. Her Dark Wings captures the glory of having a real best friend, and the mythic pain of being betrayed by one * Rainbow Rowell *
Salisbury's voice sings at the crossroads of classical and urgently modern . . . Her storytelling is tight and focused and moves at a breathless pace: as all good myth-making should . . . strange, elegant and chilling: I devoured it * Sarah Maria Griffin *
Infused with myth, Her Dark Wings is darkly enchanting, bold and unexpected. I loved experiencing this richly imagined world through the eyes of such a well-drawn, nuanced heroine * Mary Watson *
Raw emotion; searing prose and a darkly imagined world * Non Pratt *
A skilled contemporary reimagining full of friendship and fury * Deirdre Sullivan *
Astonishing: an intoxicating, sensual YA that combines Greek mythology with a modern-day love story . . . darkly luscious * The Bookseller, Book of the Month *

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A lyrical, deeply felt exploration of love, hate, obsession and attraction - this is an unmissable YA novel, from the award-winning author of The Sin Eater's Daughter.

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