Circe

The captivating novel The Song of Achilles, a Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller from the Orange Prize-winning author of The Song of Achilles: “Riveting... a thrilling journey into fantasy” (Mail on Sunday). “Brilliant” (Daily Telegraph). “Remarkably contemporary” (The Times). “Bold and brilliantly written” (Daily Mail). “Lighthearted fun” (Observer). “Goddess. Human. Daughter. Monster. Loyal. Forsaken. Lover. Destroyer. Creator. Mother. Enchantress.” "Scorned, rejected, and ultimately banished from her father's home because of his mysterious gifts, Cersei arrives on the remote island of Aeaea, with only her wit and charm to help her. But danger threatens a woman alone in the world, and Cersei's independence and strange powers anger men and gods alike. To protect what she values, she must decide whether she belongs with the gods to whom she was born, or with the mortals she loved. Complex and wounded, gifted and passionate, Cersei, portrayed by Madeline Miller, emerges from myth into the present as a heroine for our time, and for all time.