By Sarah Underwood (author)
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On the island of Zakynthos, nothing is more powerful than Desire-love itself, bottled and sold to the highest bidder by Leandros, a power-hungry descendent of the god Eros.
Eirene and her beloved twin sister, Phoebe, have always managed to escape Desire's thrall. Until Leandros' wife dies mysteriously and he sets his sights on Phoebe. Determined to keep her sister safe, Eirene strikes a bargain with Leandros: if she can complete the four elaborate tasks he sets her, he will find another bride. But it soon becomes clear that the tasks are part of something bigger; something related to Desire and Lamia, the strange, neglected daughter Leandros keeps locked away.
Lamia knows her father hides her for her own protection, though as she and Eirene grow closer, she finds herself longing for the outside world. But the price of freedom is high, and with something deadly-something hungry -stalking the night, that price must be paid in blood …
'Joyous, wonderous and healing' - Grace Li
'Delightful' - Bea Fitzgerald
'A shimmering thread of love between women' - Samantha Shannon
'Dazzlingly imaginative' The Guardian
'Wild and tender' Amelie Wen Zhao
'Exquisitely written and poignantly romantic' - Pascale Lacelle
Sarah Underwood grew up in Devon, England. She obtained her MEng in Computational Bioengineering at Imperial College, London, and has recently graduated with an MPhil in Population Health Sciences from the University of Cambridge.
Lies We Sing to the Sea is her debut novel.
Find Sarah on Instagram @s_e_c_underwood
Photo credit Jamie Drew
Lauryn Hamilton Murray
On the island of Zakynthos, nothing is more powerful than Desire-love itself, bottled and sold to the highest bidder by Leandros, a power-hungry descendent of the god Eros. Eirene and her beloved twin sister, Phoebe, have always managed to escape Desire's thrall.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Gentlest of Wild Things and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
Gentlest of Wild Things features in the following genres: Featured Books for Young Adults, Fantasy / Magical, Thrillers, Mystery / Mythology, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy romance, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+, Recommendations, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Adventure Stories, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Romance / Relationship Stories, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE)
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Gentlest of Wild Things was written by Sarah Underwood and published by Electric Monkey an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Gentlest of Wild Things has 437 pages
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