Galatea A short story

Madeline Miller

Book - 2022

"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. After marrying her, 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, Galatea 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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1st Floor FICTION/Miller Madeline Due May 22, 2024
Subjects
Genres
Fantasy fiction
Short stories
Published
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers [2022]
Language
English
Main Author
Madeline Miller (author)
Edition
First U.S. hardcover edition
Item Description
"Originally published as an e-book in 2013 by Ecco Books and Bloomsbury Publishing"--Copyright page.
Physical Description
56 pages ; 16 cm
ISBN
9780063280519
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Review by Library Journal Review

Published nearly a decade ago in a hardcover-ebook combo and an instant Sunday Times best seller in the UK, this reimagining of the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion by the Orange-winning, New York Times best-selling author of Circe and The Song of Achilles comes with a new foreword and a 200,000-copy first printing.

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