Beschrijving
The captivating Sunday Times and New York Times number one bestseller by the Orange Prize-winning author of the Song of Achilles; spellbinding . . . a thrilling tour de force of the imagination (Mail on Sunday)Fabulous Daily TelegraphBlisteringly modern the TimesBold and sensuously written Daily MailAn airy delight ObserverGod. Mortal. Daughter. Monster. Saviour. Outcast. Lover. Destroyer. Creator. Mother. Witch. Scorned, rejected and at last exiled from her fathers house for her dark gifts, Circe arrives on the remote island of Aiaia with nothing but her wits and magic to help her. But there is danger for a solitary woman in the world, and Circes independence and strange powers draw 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. Complicated and wounded, gifted and passionate, Madeline Millers captivating Circe steps out of myth and into the present as a heroine for our time, and all times.