Sinopsis
MESTRA -THE NEW SHORT STORY BY MADELINE MILLER OUT 29 SEPTEMBER
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...
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Praise for CIRCE
A thrilling tour de force of imaginationMail on Sunday
A bold and subversive retellingNew York Times
A novel to be gobbled greedily in one sittingObserver
A remarkable achievementSunday Times
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 imaginationMail on Sunday
A bold and subversive retellingNew York Times
A novel to be gobbled greedily in one sittingObserver
A remarkable achievementSunday Times
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Ficha Técnica
Editorial: Bloomsbury Paperbacks
ISBN: 9781408848142
Idioma: Inglés
Fecha de lanzamiento: 04/07/2013
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