Radiant Darkness - Hardcover

Whitman, Emily

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061724491 ISBN 13: 9780061724497

Publisher: Greenwillow, 2009

Synopsis

He smiles. "Hello."

It's a deep voice. I can feel it reverberate in my chest and echo all the way down to my toes.

I know I should leave, but I don't want to. I want to keep my senses like this forever. I'm all eye, all ear, all skin.

Persephone lives in the most gorgeous place in the world. But her mother's a goddess, as overprotective as she is powerful. Paradise has become a trap. Just when Persephone feels there's no chance of escaping the life that's been planned for her, a mysterious stranger arrives. A stranger who promises something more--something dangerous and exciting--something that spurs Persephone to make a daring choice. A choice that could destroy all she's come to love, even the earth itself.

In a land where a singing river can make you forget your very name, Persephone is forced to discover who--and what--she really is.

About this title

Review:

"Whitman makes Hades and Persephone (Hadephone? Persades?) a glam celebrity couple that everyone will want to read about."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"A steamy coming-of-age novel laced with feminist sensibilities."--ALA Booklist

"A terrific story of a girl on the edge of womanhood, caught between a mother who offers no reverence and a boy who offers worship."--Eloisa James, New York Times bestselling author

"Will satisfy fans of Libba Bray and Stephenie Meyer."--Kirkus Reviews

About the Author:

Emily Whitman's first novel, Radiant Darkness, was praised for its "originality and flair" by BCCB and was a #1 IndieBound Pick. The author lives with her family in Portland, Oregon.

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwillow
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061724491
• ISBN 13: 9780061724497
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 274