Books by Madeline Miller
Madeline Miller (born 1978) is an American novelist, author of The Song of Achilles and Circe.
“This is by Madeline Miller who is an American academic. It was her debut novel and it won the Orange Prize. For some reason I came across it when it first came out, before anyone else knew about it, and I absolutely loved it. I really appreciated the deft, spare beauty of the writing and I like the way it came at the story from Patroclus’s point of view. I loved the richness of the language, the descriptions. She really made me feel I was in ancient Greece — the smells, the whole environment.” Read more...
The best books on Greek Myths and Mythology
Lucy Coats, Children's Author
Circe
by Madeline Miller
We're big fans of Madeline Miller and we loved reading Circe, a reimagining of the myth of Circe, the sorceress and daugther of Helios who turned Odysseus's men into pigs. Thank you to our Twitter followers for also pointing out how wonderful the audiobook is, read out by the Welsh actress Perdita Weeks.
Interviews where books by Madeline Miller were recommended
Five of the Best Feminist Historical Novels, recommended by Flora Carr
In recent years there has been a boom in fiction that reimagines stories of the past—tales that have traditionally been told by men—through female eyes. Here, the writer Flora Carr recommends five of the best feminist historical novels, and reflects on the role of historical fiction in enhancing our understanding of the past.
The best books on Greek Myths and Mythology, recommended by Lucy Coats
Lucy Coats, author of one of the best Greek myth books for children, recommends her own favourites. There’s one for children, one for teenagers, one for scholars, one to read out loud and one that’s very definitely adult in content…
Updated Classics (of Greek and Roman Literature), recommended by Daniel Mendelsohn
Greek myths were themselves elastic so there is no reason the classics of Roman and Greek literature shouldn’t be updated, says classicist Daniel Mendelsohn. He talks us through some of his favourites.
