The Winter Goddess: A Novel

The Winter Goddess: A Novel

by Megan Barnard
The Winter Goddess: A Novel

The Winter Goddess: A Novel

by Megan Barnard

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Overview

A goddess is cursed to endlessly live and die as a mortal until she understands the value of human life, in this inventive, moving reimagining of Gaelic mythology.

Cailleach, goddess of winter, was not born to be a blight on humanity, but she became it. If anyone asked her, she would say with scorn that it was their own fault: humans were selfish, thoughtless, and destructive, bringing harm to each other and the Earth without cause or qualms.

One day, Cailleach goes too far. Thousands die, lost to her brutal winter. In punishment, her mother Danu, the queen of the gods, strips the goddess of her powers and sends Cailleach to Earth, to live and die as the mortals she so despises, until she understands what it is to be a human. Though determined to live in solitude, Cailleach finds that she cannot help but reach for the people she once held in such disdain. She loves and mourns in equal measure, and in opening herself to humanity, hears tales not meant for immortal ears—and a secret long-buried, that will redefine what it means to be a god.

From the author of the “stunning…riveting” historical re-envisioning Jezebel (Library Journal), a vividly imagined and arresting story of a goddess punished—and a goddess reborn, as she discovers what it means to be alive and divines for herself a new purpose.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780143137689
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 03/11/2025
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.59(d)

About the Author

Megan Barnard is a former literary agent and editor turned full-time writer. When she’s not writing, she drinks coffee, travels widely, and shuffles towering stacks of books around, so they don't kill her or her husband. She lives in Maryland with her husband and her pup, Pippin.
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