Galatea, Madeline Miller
Galatea, Madeline Miller
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Galatea

Author: Madeline Miller

Narrator: Ruth Wilson

Unabridged: 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 09/05/2023


Synopsis

An enchanting short story from Madeline Miller that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion, now in audio for the first time**Performed by Ruth Wilson and featuring an 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 . . . With a spellbinding performance by Ruth Wilson (His Dark Materials, The Affair), step back into Madeline Miller's mythic world.

About Madeline Miller

Madeline Miller is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of two novels: The Song of Achilles, which won the Orange Women’s Prize for Fiction 2012, and Circe, which was short-listed for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2019. Her books have been translated into over thirty two languages. Miller holds an MA in Classics from Brown University, studied in the Dramaturgy department at Yale School of Drama, where she focused on the adaptation of classical texts to modern forms, and taught Latin, Greek, and Shakespeare to high school students for over a decade.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chelsea on December 29, 2016

Haunting and brutal. Madeline Miller owns my mythology-loving ass.......more

Goodreads review by Emily on May 13, 2023

I'd give 5 stars to Madeline Miller's grocery list.......more

Goodreads review by Ayman on November 09, 2022

3.5 ⭐️ this is the only accurate story of Galatea in existence. everything else is simply inaccurate and misleading......more

Goodreads review by Ilse on March 30, 2023

Galatea is a brutal and icy feminist spin on the myth of Pygmalion and Galatea told from the perspective of the statue, which can be read as a cautionary tale aimed at men who like their women to be ‘pure’, docile and mute: unless it comes in the guise of a tasty mottled cake, marble is cold and can......more

Goodreads review by Lisa of Troy on October 09, 2023

A Great Stocking Stuffer! This is a modern retelling of a Greek myth, a short story that carries an emotional punch. Once upon a time, Galatea was a marble sculpture. Her husband loved her so much that the goddess turned the sculpture into a real-life person. However, relationships with people are oh......more