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Paperback. Pub Date: 2012 Pages: 384 in Publisher: Ecco Greece in the age of Heroes. Patroclus. an awkward young prince has been was exiled to the kingdom of Phthia Here he is nobody. just another unwanted boy living in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son. Achilles. Achilles. 'best of all the Greeks'. is everything Patroclus is not - strong. beautiful. the child of a goddess - and by all rights their paths should never cross. Yet one day . Achilles takes the shamed prince under his wing and soon their tentative companionship gives way to a steadfast friendship. As they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine. their bond blossoms into something far deeper - despite the displeasure of Achilles's mother Thetis. a cruel and deathly pale sea goddess with a hatred of mortals. Fate is never far from the heels of Achilles. When word comes that Helen of S...
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A captivating retelling of the Iliad and events leading up to it through the point of view of Patroclus: it's a hard book to put down, and any classicist will be enthralled by her characterisation of the goddess Thetis, which carries the true savagery and chill of antiquity (Donna Tartt The Times Christmas Books)
I loved it ( J.K. Rowling)
Mary Renault lives again! A ravishingly vivid and convincing version of one of the most legendary of love stories ( Emma Donoghue, author of number one bestseller, Room)
Original, clever, and in a class of its own ... an incredibly compelling and seductive read ( Independent on Sunday)
A remarkably fresh take on one of the most familiar narratives in western literature ( The Times)
Extraordinary ... Beautifully descriptive and heart-achingly lyrical, this is a love story as sensitive and intuitive as any you will find ( Daily Mail)
Sexy, dangerous, mystical ( Bettany Hughes)
If I were to give a prize for the best work of fiction I've read this year, this would be the runaway winner. As a first novel, it heralds the arrival of a major new talent ( A.N. Wilson, Reader's Digest)
Inventive, passionate, uplifting and different. It will appeal to all ages. It's a book which despite some of the stiffest competition in the modern world is a truly worthy winner ( Joanna Trollope, chair of the judges for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012)
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I loved it ( J.K. Rowling)
Mary Renault lives again! A ravishingly vivid and convincing version of one of the most legendary of love stories ( Emma Donoghue, author of number one bestseller, Room)
Original, clever, and in a class of its own ... an incredibly compelling and seductive read ( Independent on Sunday)
A remarkably fresh take on one of the most familiar narratives in western literature ( The Times)
Extraordinary ... Beautifully descriptive and heart-achingly lyrical, this is a love story as sensitive and intuitive as any you will find ( Daily Mail)
Sexy, dangerous, mystical ( Bettany Hughes)
If I were to give a prize for the best work of fiction I've read this year, this would be the runaway winner. As a first novel, it heralds the arrival of a major new talent ( A.N. Wilson, Reader's Digest)
Inventive, passionate, uplifting and different. It will appeal to all ages. It's a book which despite some of the stiffest competition in the modern world is a truly worthy winner ( Joanna Trollope, chair of the judges for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012)
LONGLISTED FOR THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2012. A breathtakingly original rendering of the Trojan War - a devastating love story and a tale of gods and kings, immortal fame and the human heart
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- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0062126121
- ISBN 13 9780062126122
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