Summer Essentials: No Season Needed

My mother's time is in spring and summer, while my husband's time is in autumn and winter. So what is left for me? Persephone, the goddess of the harvest, spends six months underground with her husband, the king of the dead, and six months on earth with her mother. This arrangement has been in place for nine thousand years, ever since the deal was struck. However, as she emerges this spring, things are different. The land is being lashed by rains, crops are growing out of season or not at all, and people are trying to build a road through the woods despite her mother's efforts to stop them. The natural world is changing rapidly, with even the gods losing control.

As Demeter struggles to regain her powers and protect her daughter from being taken underground permanently by her husband, Persephone finds herself experiencing a newfound sense of freedom as she joins a group of protestors. Accustomed to seeing the world from below, Persephone gets a different perspective as she looks down on the earth for the first time from the treetops alongside activist Snow. This newfound perspective leads her to realize that she has the power to make choices for herself. But what will these choices mean for her mother, husband, and the new life growing within her?

"No Season but the Summer" takes a traditional myth and flips it around, exploring what happens when our oldest stories no longer hold true and the rules have all changed. At its core, the book delves into the theme of choice and the impact it can have on individuals and their relationships with others.

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