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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.
