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Katharine Beutner
Katharine Beutner grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She earned a BA in classical studies from Smith College in 2003, and she recently completed an MA in creative writing at the University of Texas at Austin, where she is currently a PhD student in eighteenth-century British literature. Her work... show more

Katharine Beutner grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She earned a BA in classical studies from Smith College in 2003, and she recently completed an MA in creative writing at the University of Texas at Austin, where she is currently a PhD student in eighteenth-century British literature. Her work has appeared in 'Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet.' 'Alcestis' is her first novel.For more information about 'Alcestis' or Katharine, visit: http://blog.katharinebeutner.com
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sarah
sarah rated it 10 years ago
I can't remember where I first heard about this book (probably a Toastie), but I was intrigued and ordered a copy. Now I am so happy to have read this beautiful novel. I especially liked how Buetner imagines Alcestis's perception of the gods, and how Alcestis comes to understand how inhuman they r...
Introverted Bear
Introverted Bear rated it 10 years ago
Perhaps I didn't read closely enough, but it took me a few chapters to realize that the gods Alcestis spoke of were actually real and not metaphorical. A lot of things described in the book were hard for me to imagine for some reason. Not a lot of action happens, but Alcestis thinks a lot about the ...
anderlawlor
anderlawlor rated it 15 years ago
Here's a review I wrote at Lambda...
coffee & ink
coffee & ink rated it 15 years ago
From http://coffeeandink.dreamwidth.org/1057498.htmlReview copy provided by the agent.For years I've loved the historical novels of Mary Renault, and for almost as many years I've longed for versions of them that centered on women. The apparent effortlessness of the world-building in Renault's ric...
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