Who was more alone than Medusa? Raped in Athena's temple, transformed into a monster, and banished into a cave, Medusa may be the ultimate example of victim blaming. In The Loneliest Girl, Kate Gale creates a powerful alternative narrative for Medusa and for all women who have carried guilt and shame-for being a woman, for not being enough, for being a victim. She offers a narrative in which women are the makers of the world-in which women find their way out from the cave of the Cisthene and into a world where they determine their own destiny.

Kate Gale is the managing editor and a member of the board of directors for Red Hen Press. She is the author and editor of several books, including The Goldilocks Zone (UNM Press).