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LITERARY SUPPLEMENT AND WASHINGTON POST From the Orange Prize-winning internationally
bestselling author of The Song of Achilles comes the powerful story of the mythological witch
Circe inspired by Homer's Odyssey Chosen as must-read book of 2018 by the Guardian i
Mail on Sunday Sunday Express and Stylist In the house of Helios god of the sun and
mightiest of the Titans a daughter is born. But Circe has neither the look nor the voice of
divinity and is scorned and rejected by her kin. Increasingly isolated she turns to mortals
for companionship leading her to discover a power forbidden to the gods: witchcraft. When
love drives Circe to cast a dark spell wrathful Zeus banishes her to the remote island of
Aiaia. There she learns to harness her occult craft drawing strength from nature. But she will
not always be alone many are destined to pass through Circe's place of exile entwining their
fates with hers. The messenger god Hermes. The craftsman Daedalus. A ship bearing a golden
fleece. And wily Odysseus on his epic voyage home. There is danger for a solitary woman in
this world and Circe's independence draws the wrath of men and gods alike. To protect what she
holds dear Circe must decide whether she belongs with the deities she is born from or the
mortals she has come to love. Breathing life into the ancient world Madeline Miller weaves an
intoxicating tale of gods and heroes magic and monsters survival and transformation.
