Song of Achilles

Adelaide's Review

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller is a queer retelling of the classic Greek mythological tale ‘Achilles’. Madeline writes the development of Achilles and Patroclus spectacularly, making you adore the honest and loving connection and eventual relationship between the two. With the original story so well known, and the small innuendos to the ending piling up all I could feel was dread while reading, like I was walking to my death, or more accurately the death of Patroclus and Achilles. It is a stunning but devastating story that made me sob my heart out. Recommended for 13 and above and people who need a good cry.

Publisher's Review

WINNER OF THE ORANGE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION

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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 goddess. But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfill his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus goes with him, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.

'A book I could not put down' ANN PATCHETT

'An exciting, sexy, violent Superman version of The Iliad' GUARDIAN

'Sexy, dangerous, mystical' BETTANY HUGHES