OLDER FICTION
Whitman, Emily

Radiant Darkness

(4) YA This book re-envisions the mythical Rape of Persephone as a romance--and an escape from a controlling mother. Playing fast and loose with myth and history alike, Whitman oversimplifies everything from maternal overprotectiveness to marital conflict to godly machinations. The power of the myth shines through nonetheless, and Persephone's need to forge her own path should resonate with teens.

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