Galatea: A Short Story
MIA KARTS BOOKS
Book details
- Author
- Madeline Miller
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Category
- Classics
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9780063280519
- ISBN-10
- 0063280515
- Vendor: Mia Karts
Galatea: A Short Story
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ISBN: 0063280515
Author: Miller, Madeline
Condition: New
NATIONAL BESTSELLERAn enchanting short story from Madeline Miller that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion, now in hardcover for the first time**A small hardcover 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. After marrying her, 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, Galatea 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 . . .
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