From the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of The Song of Achilles and Circe, an enchanting short story that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion.
**A small hardback edition featuring a new afterword by Madeline Miller**
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, 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, 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...
| ISBN: | 9781526652065 |
| Publication date: | 3rd March 2022 |
| Author: | Madeline Miller |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 80 pages |
| Primary Genre | General Fiction |
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From the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of The Song of Achilles and Circe, an enchanting short story that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion. **A small hardback edition featuring a new afterword by Madeline Miller** 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, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and humility personified.
Galatea features in the following genres: General Fiction, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Shorter Reads, Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Fiction, Fiction: special features, Popular beliefs and controversial knowledge, Society and culture: general, Society and Social Sciences
Hardback. £8.09, down from the £8.99 cover price. In Stock.
Galatea was written by Madeline Miller and published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Galatea has 80 pages
£8.09, reduced from £8.99. In Stock.
