Galatea (Hardback) Madeline Miller (author)
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A small hardback edition featuring a new foreword by Madeline Miller.
From the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of The Song of Achilles and Circe, an enchanting short story that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion.
In Ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece – the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen – the gift of life. Now his wife, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and humility personified. But she has desires of her own, and yearns for independence.
In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, she is locked away under the constant supervision of doctors and nurses. But with a daughter to rescue, she is determined to break free, whatever the cost…
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9781526652065
Number of pages: 64
Weight: 98 g
Dimensions: 146 x 105 mm
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