Temptresses

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Fresh and suggestive ... her subject is a good one * DAILY TELEGRAPH * A highly readable retelling of ancient myths suffused with the modern conundrums of relationships between the sexes * INDEPENDENT * A good way to brush up on one's classical education - and pick up a few tips on how to become a temptress along the way * FRANK * When Jason (of Argonauts fame) leaves Medea for another woman, she is determined to take her revenge so she casts a spell which fries Jason's new wife to a cinder. Then there's Lilith, angry at God for chucking her out of heaven, who challenges his omnip * Here are just a few of the women that make up Sharukh Hussain's new iconography. These women are fearless and intelligent, vengeful and sexy. Most significantly, though, they are flawed. The author draws on legend, religion and myth for the subjects and s *