The Song of Achilles: The 10th Anniversary edition of the Women's Prize-winning bestseller

by Madeline Miller

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WINNER OF THE ORANGE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
THE INTERNATIONAL SENSATION

A SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

'Captivating' DONNA TARTT
'I loved it' J K ROWLING
'Ravishingly vivid' EMMA DONOGHUE

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...Read more
  • ISBN10 1408821982
  • ISBN13 9781408821985
  • Publish Date 12 April 2012 (first published 5 September 2011)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 18 May 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 368
  • Language English