Herc

Winner of the Somerset Maugham AwardWaterstones best book of the year 2023''A remarkable feat of storytelling'' Rosie HewlettThis should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours, his endless adventures…everyone’s favourite hero, right?Wrong.This is the story of everyone else:Alcmene: Herc’s mother (She has knives everywhere)Hylas: Herc’s first friend (They were more than friends)Megara: Herc’...