Galatea

Galatea

By Madeline Miller

Pages

56

Rating

3.90

Year

2013

FantasyFictionGreek MythologyMythologyHistorical FictionShort Stories

Description

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. Now his wife, Galatea, is expected to embody obedience and humility, but it is not long before she learns to use her beauty as a form of manipulation. In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, she 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...

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