The Harpy
The Harpy by Megan Hunter, published by Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated on November 16, 2021, is a literary work that explores themes of marriage, infidelity, and power dynamics. This edition spans 208 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows Lucy, who has dedicated herself to family life, only to have her world upended by the revelation of her husband Jake’s affair. In an attempt to salvage their marriage, Lucy and Jake agree to a unique arrangement that leads them into a complex game of retribution.
Readers will find a story that intertwines elements of magical realism and absurdism, as Lucy embarks on a transformative journey following the affair. The book delves into the intricacies of family life and the challenges of maintaining a marriage under strain. With its dazzling prose, The Harpy presents a dark fairy tale that examines the themes of love, control, and renewal, inviting readers to reflect on the nature of relationships and personal metamorphosis.
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Part revenge tale, part fairytale, The Harpy is an electrifying story of marriage, infidelity and power by the author of the #1 Indie Next Pick, The End We Start From, Megan Hunter
Lucy and Jake live in a house by a field where the sun burns like a ball of fire. Lucy has set her career aside in order to devote her life to the children, to their finely tuned routine, and to the house itself, which comforts her like an old, sly friend. But then a man calls one afternoon with a shattering message: his wife has been having an affair with Lucy’s husband, Jake.
The revelation marks a turning point: Lucy and Jake decide to stay together, but make a special arrangement designed to even the score and save their marriage–she will hurt him three times.
As the couple submit to a delicate game of crime and punishment, Lucy herself begins to change, surrendering to a transformation of both mind and body from which there is no return.
Told in dazzling, musical prose, The Harpy is a dark, staggering fairy tale, at once mythical and otherworldly and fiercely contemporary. It is a novel of love, marriage and its failures, of power, control and revenge, of metamorphosis and renewal.
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