GALATEA : A Short Story.
An enchanting short story from Madeline Miller that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion.
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- ISBN: 9780063280519
- Physical Description: pages ; cm
- Publisher: Ecco Press 20221108.
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General Note: | NOT YET PUBLISHED == DUE NOVEMBER 8, 2022. |
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Galatea : A Short Story
NATIONAL BESTSELLER An 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 . . .