Hero: A Love Story

A captivating literary debut, this modern love story and myth-inspired novel is a "fearless interrogation of female desire, anger, and loneliness" (The Guardian) that takes place over seven days as a woman wrestles with a marriage proposal and what it means for her personal and creative freedom.

She's a waitress. He's a chef. They used to be best friends, but now...they're in love. She's also a selkie, a siren, Odysseus, Persephone, Helen of Troy, a Tudor queen, and a cowgirl called Quick Fi...