{"product_id":"stone-blind","title":"Stone Blind","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'So to mortal men, we are monsters. Because of our flight, our strength. They fear us, so they call us monsters.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMedusa is the sole mortal in a family of gods.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrowing up with her Gorgon sisters, she begins to realize that she is the only one who experiences change, the only one who can be hurt. And her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know. When the sea god Poseidon commits an unforgivable act in the temple of Athene, the goddess takes her revenge where she can \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– and Medusa is changed forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWrithing snakes replace her hair, and her gaze now turns any living creature to stone. The power cannot be controlled: Medusa can look at nothing without destroying it. She is condemned to a life of shadows and darkness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUntil Perseus embarks upon a quest to fetch the head of a Gorgon. . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eStone Blind\u003c\/em\u003e, Natalie Haynes, the Women's Prize-shortlisted author of \u003cem\u003eA Thousand Ships\u003c\/em\u003e, brings the infamous Medusa to life as you have never seen her before. . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Natalie Haynes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43341002244353,"sku":"9781529061512","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE-2023-06-08T143715.002.png?v=1686231451","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/stone-blind","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}