A FIF TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURING A NEW FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR Woman. Witch.
Myth. Mortal. Outcast. Lover. Destroyer. Survivor. CIRCE. In the house of Helios god of
the sun and mightiest of the Titans a daughter is born. Circe is a strange child - not
powerful and terrible like her father nor gorgeous and mercenary like her mother. Scorned and
rejected Circe grows up in the shadows at home in neither the world of gods or mortals. But
Circe has a dark power of her own: witchcraft. When her gift threatens the gods she is
banished to the island of Aiaia where she hones her occult craft casting spells gathering
strange herbs and taming wild beasts. Yet a woman who stands alone will never be left in peace
for long - and among her island's guests is an unexpected visitor: the mortal Odysseus for
whom Circe will risk everything. So Circe sets forth her tale a vivid mesmerizing epic of
family rivalry love and loss - the defiant inextinguishable song of woman burning hot and
bright through the darkness of a man's world. Companion to the bestselling special hardback
edition of The Song of Achilles Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction
