The Song of Achilles

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A captivating retelling of the Iliad and events leading up to it through the point of view of Patroclus: it's a hard book to put down, and any classicist will be enthralled by her characterisation of the goddess Thetis, which carries the true savagery and chill of antiquity -- DONNA TARTT * The Times * This is a deeply affecting version of the Achilles story: a fully threedimensional man - a son, a father, husband and lover - now exists where a superhero previously stood and fought * Observer * Extraordinary ... Beautifully descriptive and heart-achingly lyrical, this is a love story as sensitive and intuitive as any you will find * Daily Mail * I loved it -- J K ROWLING A remarkably fresh take on one of the most familiar narratives in western literature * The Times * Mary Renault lives again! A ravishingly vivid and convincing version of one of the most legendary of love stories -- EMMA DONOGHUE Original, clever, and in a class of its own ... an incredibly compelling and seductive read * Independent on Sunday * Sexy, dangerous, mystical -- BETTANY HUGHES 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 * A.N. Wilson, Reader's Digest * Original, passionate, inventive and uplifting -- JOANNA TROLLOPE An original page-turning homage to The Iliad ... Miller's prose is vividly atmospheric, retelling the siege of Troy in all its heroic devastation * Marie Claire *