The 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction winning author of The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller will be back in the UK in September and going on tour. She will be making a stop at Southsea Library on Friday 7th September at 7pm. If you live in the area this is an event not to be missed.
Want to attend?
Tickets are £5. To reserve please contact the Box Office on 023 9268 8037 or email.
About the book
Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to Phthia to live in the shadow of King Peleus and his strong, beautiful son, Achilles. By all rights their paths should never cross, but Achilles takes the shamed prince under his wing and soon their tentative companionship gives way to a steadfast friendship. As they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something far deeper – despite the displeasure of Achilles’s mother Thetis, a cruel and deathly pale sea goddess with a hatred of mortals.
Fate is never far from the heels of Achilles. When word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, the men of Greece are called upon to lay siege to Troy in her name. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles joins their cause. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear.Profoundly moving and original, this rendering of the epic Trojan War is a dazzling feat of the imagination, a devastating love story and an almighty battle between gods and kings, peace and glory, immortal fame and the human heart.
About Madeline
Madeline Miller has a BA and MA from Brown University in Latin and Ancient Greek, and has been teaching both for the past nine years. She has also studied at the Yale School of Drama, specialising in adapting classical tales to a modern audience. The Song of Achilles is her first novel.
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Read Hertfordshire Book Group’s review.
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