Galatea

A Short Story from the Author of the Song of Achilles and Circe

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Madeline Miller: Galatea (2022, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc)

English language

Published Dec. 31, 2022 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

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978-1-5266-5206-5
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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, Galatea is expected to be obedience and humility personified, but it is not long before she learns to use her beauty as a form of manipulation. 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…

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