05049cam a2200961 4500 529080422 TxAuBib 20211108120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781427297822 1427297827 d0b82e87-b4a5-488d-93b2-80d9e9eb9abc OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3759918 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Headley Maria Dahvana. The Mere Wife [Libby] : A Novel. Macmillan Audio, 2018. books on tape. literary fiction. Mythology. war veterans. suburbia. contemporary fiction. Grendel. audiobook. housewives. Classic stories. audio book. childhood friends. epic poem. contemporary literature. contemporary womens fiction. modern fantasy. modern women. feminist retelling. Gated Community. classic books. aerie. fantasy books. literary novels. Women Fiction. fantasy books for adults. ancient mythology. contemporary novels. books about women. american suburbia. returning soldier. kirkus reviews best books of the year. washington post best books of the year. christian science monitor best books of the year. best books of 2018. classic retelling. planned community. beowulf retelling. myths retelling. aeglaeca. aglaeca. books that retell myths. critique of late capitalism. dystopic american suburb. herot hall. mead halls. mistaken translation. old english literature. ptsd soldier. spear-danes. suburban housewives. the geats. unintended pregnancy. seattle times best books of the year. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 246MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 246MB. Fantasy. Fiction. Literature. HTML:"Susan Bennett masterfully narrates a stunning retelling of Beowulf that confronts all manner of monsters...Powerful, upsetting, and unforgettable, Bennett's narration is staggeringly potent." — AudioFile Magazine New York Times bestselling author Maria Dahvana Headley presents a modern retelling of the literary classic Beowulf, set in American suburbia as two mothers—a housewife and a battle-hardened veteran—fight to protect those they love in The Mere Wife. From the perspective of those who live in Herot Hall, the suburb is a paradise. Picket fences divide buildings—high and gabled—and the community is entirely self-sustaining. Each house has its own fireplace, each fireplace is fitted with a container of lighter fluid, and outside—in lawns and on playgrounds—wildflowers seed themselves in neat rows. But for those who live surreptitiously along Herot Hall's periphery, the subdivision is a fortress guarded by an intense network of gates, surveillance cameras, and motion-activated lights. For Willa, the wife of Roger Herot (heir of Herot Hall), life moves at a charmingly slow pace. She flits between mommy groups, playdates, cocktail hour, and dinner parties, always with her son, Dylan, in tow. Meanwhile, in a cave in the mountains just beyond the limits of Herot Hall lives Gren, short for Grendel, as well as his mother, Dana, a former soldier who gave birth as if by chance. Dana didn't want Gren, didn't plan Gren, and doesn't know how she got Gren, but when she returned from war, there he was. When Gren, unaware of the borders erected to keep him at bay, ventures into Herot Hall and runs off with Dylan, Dana's and Willa's worlds collide.. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. Bennett, Susan. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/3759918-TheMereWife.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d0b82e87-b4a5-488d-93b2-80d9e9eb9abc&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/3759918-TheMereWife.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d0b82e87-b4a5-488d-93b2-80d9e9eb9abc&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)