THE INTERNATIONAL SENSATION; WINNER OF THE ORANGE WOMEN'S
PRIZE FOR FICTION
Madeline Miller is the author of The Song of Achilles, which won
the Orange Women's Prize for Fiction, was shortlisted for the
Stonewall Writer of the Year 2012, was an instant New York Times
bestseller, and was translated into twenty-five languages. Miller
holds an MA in Classics from Brown University, and she taught
Latin, Greek and Shakespeare to high school students for over a
decade. Her second novel Circe was a number one international
bestseller and shortlisted for the Women's Prize.
madelinemiller.com
A captivating retelling of the Iliad and events leading up to it
through the point of view of Patroclus: it's a hard book to put
down, and any classicist will be enthralled by her characterisation
of the goddess Thetis, which carries the true savagery and chill of
antiquity
*Donna Tartt*
At once a scholar’s homage to the Iliad and startlingly original
work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist ... A book I
could not put down
*Ann Patchett*
This is a deeply affecting version of the Achilles story: a fully
three-dimensional man – a son, a father, husband and lover – now
exists where a superhero previously stood and fought
*Observer*
Extraordinary ... Beautifully descriptive and heart-achingly
lyrical, this is a love story as sensitive and intuitive as any you
will find
*Daily Mail*
A remarkably fresh take on one of the most familiar narratives in
western literature
*The Times*
Original, clever, and in a class of its own ... an incredibly
compelling and seductive read
*Independent on Sunday*
Inventive, passionate, uplifting and different ... A truly worthy
winner
*Joanna Trollope*
Sexy, dangerous, mystical
*Bettany Hughes*
An original page-turning homage to The Iliad … Miller’s prose is
vividly atmospheric, retelling the siege of Troy in all its heroic
devastation
*Marie Claire*
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