Grendel's Mother by Diana Stout (English) Paperback Book

Description: Grendel's Mother by Diana Stout Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description A 15-year-old girl is sacrificed to a dragon who rescues her. She must learn how to survive alone in the wilderness, giving birth and keeping her son from dangers. She becomes one with nature and a fierce defender of her son against Beowulf. Publisher Description Late 5th century, early 6th century, Denmark - The only girl in a large family of boys, dreams of freedom and marrying her secret first love, a young farmer. Up until now, her life has been one of servitude. She cherishes those few moments when shes alone in the woods with him for just mere minutes. She fights her father in his decision that she wed a widower with young children. Then, a horrific event changes her life forever. Pregnant and discarded, having brought shame to her family and community, shes sacrificed to the dragon to die. Instead, the dragon saves her. So starts their life together and, yet, apart. This historical medieval tale, takes a woman from the pages of Beowulf, giving voice to her journey of societal injustice and her love of Nature that enables her to survive in the wild alone, where she gives birth and raises her child-deemed a monster-entirely on her own. From his birth, she battles to keep Grendel safe from himself and, then later, from others who would do him harm. That child is Grendel, and she is Grendels mother. Author Biography Diana Stout, MFA, PhD is a screenwriter, author, former English professor, an award-winning writer of multiple genres. She considers herself a medievalist without the degrees. Her favorite movies and reading material include The Game of Thrones, Vikings, Dragonheart, and everything King Arthur. Grendels Mother was born from the studies of Beowulf, realizing that this character had no voice. And then she became hearing the characters voice...and the story began to unfold... Details ISBN 0997422300 ISBN-13 9780997422306 Title Grendel's Mother Author Diana Stout Format Paperback Year 2016 Pages 144 Publisher Sharpened Pencils Productions GE_Item_ID:97728131; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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