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The Song of Achilles: Bloomsbury Modern Classics Book

A beautiful new limited edition paperback of The Song of Achilles, published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list The god touches his finger to the arrow's fletching. Then he breathes, a puff of air - as if to send dandelions flying, to push toy boats over water. And the arrow flies, straight and silent, in a curving, downward arc towards Achilles' back. 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, the boys develop a tender friendship, a bond which blossoms into something deeper as they grow into young men. But when Helen of Sparta is kidnapped, Achilles is dispatched to distant Troy to fulfil his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.Read More

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  • Foyles

    Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction 'Page-turning ... Nothing strikes a false note in her intricately created world.' - The Guardian  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.

  • BookDepository

    The Song of Achilles : Paperback : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC : 9781408891384 : : 21 Sep 2017 : A beautiful new limited edition paperback of The Song of Achilles, published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list

  • 1408891387
  • 9781408891384
  • Madeline Miller
  • 21 September 2017
  • Bloomsbury Paperbacks
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 368
  • Special Edition
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