Galatea : The instant Sunday Times bestseller

From the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of The Song of Achilles and Circe, an enchanting short story that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion. **A small hardback edition featuring a new afterword by Madeline Miller** 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. 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... _________________________ Praise for CIRCE 'A thrilling tour de force of imagination' Mail on Sunday 'A bold and subversive retelling' New York Times 'A novel to be gobbled greedily in one sitting' Observer 'A remarkable achievement' Sunday TimesAuthor: Miller, Madeline,author
Contributors: Miller, Madeline,author
Binding: hardcover
Number Of Pages: 64
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Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis
Edition: 1
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Published/Release Date: 3 Mar 2022
Bic Classification: Myth & legend told as fiction
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Format: Hardback
Publisher/Studio/Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Author/Director/Artist: Madeline Miller
Dimension (cm): 152x110x10 mm
Package Dimension (cm): 12x153x111 mm
Item Weight (g): 1050
Package Weight (g): 100