Dido

Geras's ability to weave a touching new tale in with the well-known one is unique to modern children's authors; Dido is a shining new jewel to her crown. An excellent children's novel -- Amanda Craig * The Times *
A perfect maelstrom of love, jealousy, fate and caprice . . . Dido is right up there with some of the other masterful retellings of myth and legend -- Jill Murphy * The Bookbag *
An absolute must, this retelling of a classic brings together all the thrilling elements of a deadly love story. Full of passion, mysticism and betrayal * Now Magazine *
As always with Adele Geras's work, the characters walk off the page, she brings the place wonderfully to life, you can hear the sounds and smell the scents - and it's another page-turner * Leslie Wilson Blog *
Roman gods and goddesses walk among the human characters, giving the story an effective other-worldly feeling . . . Demanding but rewarding * Jewish Chronicle *
Greek myths, love triangles, betrayals and lies are all present in Dido, and all make this book an addictive read * Wondrous Reads *
Adele Geras's Dido is a novelisation for young adults of the great tragic love story, in which she has combined the pre-Virgil myths and the version in the Aeneid with an additional twist that is all her own. She brings to it the accessibility, warmth and immediacy that she brought to Troy and Ithaka, and again the dialogue is modern -- Patricia Elliott * Armadillo *
Adele Geras turns this simple outline into an story of love and loss involving an entire city * Monsters and Critics *
I had never heard the story before reading this book, but it has now sparked an interest in Greek mythology * New Books Mag *
As always with Adele Geras's work, the characters walk off the page, she brings the place wonderfully to life and you can hear the sounds and smell the scents * Love Reading 4 Kids *