{"product_id":"circe-9780316556347","title":"Circe","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller is a \"bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story\" that brilliantly reimagines the life of Circe, formidable sorceress of The Odyssey (Alexandra Alter, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child -- not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power -- the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language, and page-turning suspense, Circe is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller -- named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, Amazon, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003ci\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, the A.V. Club, \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRefinery 29\u003c\/i\u003e, Buzzfeed, Paste, Audible, \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Thrillist, NYPL, \u003ci\u003eSelf\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e, Goodreads, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, Electric Literature, BookPage, \u003ci\u003ethe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, Book Riot, \u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBusiness Insider\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMadeline Miller \u003c\/b\u003eis the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of two novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Song of Achilles\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Orange Women's Prize for Fiction 2012, and \u003ci\u003eCirce, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eshort-listed for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019. Her books have been translated into over thirty two languages. Miller holds an MA in Classics from Brown University, studied in the Dramaturgy department at Yale School of Drama, where she focused on the adaptation of classical texts to modern forms, and taught Latin, Greek, and Shakespeare to high school students for over a decade.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50585297944850,"sku":"9780316556347","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6ad3d5a5-089f-46ef-8283-4947caf803ef.jpg?v=1748518674","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/circe-9780316556347","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}