Sappho's Leap is a journey back 2,600 years to inhabit the mind of the greatest love poet the world has ever known. At the age of fourteen, Sappho is seduced by the beautiful poet Alcaeus, plots with him to overthrow the dictator of their island, and is caught and married off to a repellent older man in hopes that matrimony will keep her out of trouble. Instead, it starts her off on a series of amorous adventures with both men and women, taking her from Delphi to Egypt, and even to the Land of the Amazons and the shadowy realm of Hades.
Erica Jong-always our keenest-eyed chronicler of the wonders and vagaries of sex and love-has found the perfect subject for a witty and sensuous tale of a passionate woman ahead of her time. A generation of readers who have been moved to laughter and recognition by Jong's heroines will be enchanted anew by her re-creation of the immortal poet.
Erica Jong-always our keenest-eyed chronicler of the wonders and vagaries of sex and love-has found the perfect subject for a witty and sensuous tale of a passionate woman ahead of her time. A generation of readers who have been moved to laughter and recognition by Jong's heroines will be enchanted anew by her re-creation of the immortal poet.
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Hardback Editions
May 2003 : Hardback
| Title: Sappho's Leap: A Novel (Jong, Erica) Author(s): E Jong ISBN: 0-393-05761-5 / 978-0-393-05761-4 (USA edition) Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
July 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Sappho's Leap Author(s): Erica Jong ISBN: 1-905147-03-1 / 9781905147038 (UK edition) Publisher: Arcadia Books Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2004 : Paperback
| Title: Sappho's Leap Author(s): Erica Jong ISBN: 1-900850-91-5 / 9781900850919 (UK edition) Publisher: Arcadia Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2004 : Paperback
| Title: Sappho's Leap: A Novel Author(s): E Jong ISBN: 0-393-32561-X / 978-0-393-32561-4 (USA edition) Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
January 2004 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Sappho's Leap Author(s): Erica Jong ISBN: 1-59007-459-9 / 9781590074596 (USA edition) Publisher: McArthur & Co / New Millennium Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
2004 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Sapphos Leap Author(s): Erica Jong ISBN: 1-4025-7787-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Recorded Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
December 2003 : Audio CD
| Title: Sappho's Leap Author(s): Erica Jong ISBN: 1-59007-460-2 / 9781590074602 (USA edition) Publisher: McArthur & Co / New Millennium Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
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