THERA : HOMECOMING: (Book #1)
Book Details
Author(s)Esther G. Star
PublisherSwallowtail Ink
ISBN / ASINB00JERUKAA
ISBN-13978B00JERUKA2
Sales Rank700,334
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
It is high summer on the Bronze Age island of Thera, and Ancaeus has just returned to his hometown of Akrotiri. Having sailed ashore as part of the crowd, on the island for a big meeting of mariners and traders, Ancaeus' true ambition is to reconcile with an old friend, Hebe.
Nine years ago, after becoming lovers, Anceaus left Hebe behind. And Hebe did not weather the aftershock well. Now, she is a sad woman, frayed, and a shadow of who Ancaeus thought she would become. Hebe summons what will she has to heal her people, but Ancaeus knows it is not enough.
This summer, Ancaeus must ensure Hebe awakens to her beauty, to her bright light within, and responds to the pulse of their island. She must realize something more, reconnect to what weaves the fabric of their world, because this summer she will be called to action when sparks of friction arise among guests and residents on the island.
As the days of summer unfold, members from all sides of the Great Green Sea voice concerns. These concerns are echoed by Hebe’s sisters, Thalia and Clio, who sense shifts in the fire and wind. Hebe feels the coming terror like a wrenching vibration. Deep within, she can hear the fabric of their Minoan island tearing.
Ancaeus believes the omens and stories of strife and fear racing across the Mediterranean have roots at home, in the broken heart of Hebe. He knows the violent repercussions of their actions nine summers ago, can no longer be ignored. Though it will cull up hard memories, the only way to repair the damage and find peace, is to fill Hebe with song.
Like the soft soil of a new season, some memories must toss and shatter before they finally breathe and rest.
Passion and despair accent sharp politics in this first book of the THERA series.
~Travel to the prehistoric Greek Cyclades, the ancient island of Santorini and its town of Akrotiri, the Pompeii of the Aegean. Discover the hot refinement of a maritime culture, deeply in tune with nature, and celebratory of its beauty. Experience what the final days of that island might have been like. Days preceding the largest volcanic eruption in the last 10,000 years.~
“THERA is a love story about beauty, and our connection to the natural world.†K. L.
**Book #1 is FREE June 12th and 13th, and Book #2, THERA : THE HEALER, is just $2.99!!! Much love, Esther.**
Nine years ago, after becoming lovers, Anceaus left Hebe behind. And Hebe did not weather the aftershock well. Now, she is a sad woman, frayed, and a shadow of who Ancaeus thought she would become. Hebe summons what will she has to heal her people, but Ancaeus knows it is not enough.
This summer, Ancaeus must ensure Hebe awakens to her beauty, to her bright light within, and responds to the pulse of their island. She must realize something more, reconnect to what weaves the fabric of their world, because this summer she will be called to action when sparks of friction arise among guests and residents on the island.
As the days of summer unfold, members from all sides of the Great Green Sea voice concerns. These concerns are echoed by Hebe’s sisters, Thalia and Clio, who sense shifts in the fire and wind. Hebe feels the coming terror like a wrenching vibration. Deep within, she can hear the fabric of their Minoan island tearing.
Ancaeus believes the omens and stories of strife and fear racing across the Mediterranean have roots at home, in the broken heart of Hebe. He knows the violent repercussions of their actions nine summers ago, can no longer be ignored. Though it will cull up hard memories, the only way to repair the damage and find peace, is to fill Hebe with song.
Like the soft soil of a new season, some memories must toss and shatter before they finally breathe and rest.
Passion and despair accent sharp politics in this first book of the THERA series.
~Travel to the prehistoric Greek Cyclades, the ancient island of Santorini and its town of Akrotiri, the Pompeii of the Aegean. Discover the hot refinement of a maritime culture, deeply in tune with nature, and celebratory of its beauty. Experience what the final days of that island might have been like. Days preceding the largest volcanic eruption in the last 10,000 years.~
“THERA is a love story about beauty, and our connection to the natural world.†K. L.
**Book #1 is FREE June 12th and 13th, and Book #2, THERA : THE HEALER, is just $2.99!!! Much love, Esther.**
