The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
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Pub Date 12 Apr 2012 | Archive Date 17 May 2019
Bloomsbury UK & ANZ | Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2012
Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something deeper - despite the displeasure of Achilles's mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess. But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfill his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus goes with him, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.
Advance Praise
If I were to give a prize for the best work of fiction I've read this year, this would be the runaway winner. As a first novel, it heralds the arrival of a major new talent
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781408821985 |
| PRICE | £7.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 368 |
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