ISBN: 1408848147 9781408848142

Category: Fiction / General

Page count: 20

<b>From the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of <i>The Song of Achilles </i>and <i>Circe,</i> an enchanting short story that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion.</b><br><br><b>**Featuring a new afterword by Madeline Miller**<br></b><br>In Ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece – the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen – the gift of life. Now his wife, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and humility personified. But she has desires of her own, and yearns for independence. <br><br>In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, she is locked away under the constant supervision of doctors and nurses. But with a daughter to rescue, she is determined to break free, whatever the cost...<br><br>_________________________<br><br><b>Praise for CIRCE</b><br><br>'A thrilling tour de force of imagination' <i><b>Mail on Sunday</b></i><br><br>'A bold and subversive retelling' <i><b>New York Times </b></i><br><br>'A novel to be gobbled greedily in one sitting' <i><b>Observer</b></i><br><b><i><br></i></b>'A remarkable achievement' <b><i>Sunday Times</i></b><br>