Circe Lib/E

Product Description The daring, dazzling and highly anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Song of Achilles In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child-not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power-the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus. But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love. With unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language and page-turning suspense, Circe is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world. Review Circe is above all the chronicle of an outsider woman who uses her power and wits to protect herself and the people she loves.-- "Shelf Awareness" [A] lush, gold-lit new novel...From the perspective of Circe.-- "NPR" A classic story of female empowerment...an uncompromising portrait of a superheroine who learns to wield divine power while coming to understand what it means to be mortal.-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)" An epic spanning thousands of years that's also a keep-you-up-all-night page-turner.-- "Ann Patchett, #1 New York Times bestselling author" Author Madeline Miller and narrator Perdita Weeks transform the ancient Greek drama of Circe, witch of Aeaea and daughter of Helios, into a fresh and vibrant tale for contemporary listeners...Weeks' cool British intonations and attuned performance capture Circe's evolution from youthful uncertainty amid scorn from richly characterized fellow deities to a confidence earned from centuries of island exile...Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.-- "AudioFile" Captures a -sorceress from a time not our own and makes her achingly real.-- "LibraryReads" Circe's story receives new life when freed from the limiting view of the male gaze. For fans of adaptation, historical fiction, and strong female leads, Miller's Circe is a must-read.-- "Booklist" Deftly weaves episodes of war, treachery, monsters, gods, demigods, heroes, and mortals...[An] absorbing and atmospheric read.-- "School Library Journal (starred review)" Explores what it means when a woman stands alone to face her family and her gods in defense of who she is.-- "Signature" Hews to the poetic timber of the epic, with a rich, imaginative style commensurate to the realm of immortal beings sparked with mortal sass.-- "Washington Post" About the Author Madeline Miller, named a LibraryReads #1 author, has written several books, including The Song of Achilles, which was awarded the Orange Prize for Fiction and has been translated into twenty-five languages. She has bachelor's and master's degrees in Latin and ancient Greek from Brown University and has been teaching both languages for over nine years. She has also studied at the Yale School of Drama, specializing in adapting classical tales for a modern audience. Perdita Weeks is a voice talent and AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator.