![]() ![]() From beginning to end, I was carried along through infinity by Circe, who is compellingly imagined and portrayed by Madeline Miller throughout her divine journey. ![]() This is a book that has a unique and effective way of embracing you in the mind of a character. To protect what she holds dear, Circe must decide whether she belongs with the deities she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love. There is danger for a solitary woman in this world, and Circe’s independence draws the wrath of men and gods alike. And wily Odysseus, on his epic voyage home. ![]() ![]() But she will not always be alone many are destined to pass through Circe’s place of exile, entwining their fates with hers. There she learns to harness her occult craft, drawing strength from nature. When love drives Circe to cast a dark spell, wrathful Zeus banishes her to the remote island of Aiaia. Increasingly isolated, she turns to mortals for companionship, leading her to discover a power forbidden to the gods: witchcraft. But Circe has neither the look nor the voice of divinity, and is scorned and rejected by her kin. In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. Trigger warnings: Attempted rape, animal death ![]()
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