📖 peek insideThe Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
This lyrical reimagining of the Trojan War focuses on the profound bond between Patroclus, an exiled prince, and the legendary hero Achilles. Growing up together, their friendship blossoms into a deep, forbidden love that defies the expectations of gods and kings. As the war in Troy looms, they are swept into a tragic destiny that tests their devotion. Miller's prose is breathtaking, transforming a classic myth into a devastatingly beautiful and intimate exploration of sacrifice and eternal devotion.
Very popular worldwide. More than 14 million people have read it.
Notable Quotes
"I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world."
"And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone."
"He is half of my soul, as the poets say."
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