{"product_id":"mestra-a-short-story-isbn-9780063566286","title":"Mestra: A Short Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant new short story from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Madeline Miller\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003eher first new work of fiction since the publication of \u003ci\u003eCirce\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003ethat vibrantly reimagines the powerful and forgotten myth of Mestra.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA cursed father, a gifted daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMestra, daughter of the King of Thessaly, is granted a unique gift by Poseidon: the ability to transform into any being she can imagine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer father, on the other hand, is cursed: As punishment for disrespecting the goddess Demeter, he is in possession of an unnatural, insatiable hunger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevoted Mestra suggests using her new gift to help her father. But if his hunger is bottomless, how much will he take from her? Soon she must decide: Will she keep helping her father survive, or finally break free?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA jewel-like tale of human fallibility, \u003ci\u003eMestra\u003c\/i\u003e confirms Madeline Miller as our high priestess of mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\/\/\/ Praise for \u003ci\u003eGalatea \/\/\/\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A powerful reimagining of Ovid’s Pygmalion.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In the hands of the author who brought us \u003ci\u003eThe Song of Achilles \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCirce\u003c\/i\u003e, Galatea has attitude and as much agency as she possibly can. . . . Her liberation is bittersweet.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Miller’s Galatea is as matter of fact as the stone she came from. She is keenly aware of the motivations of those around her in the way that children, unencumbered by preconceptions or politesse, sometimes pierce the heart of things, to our discomfort. . . . Fans of Miller will find \u003ci\u003eGalatea \u003c\/i\u003ea captivating, if brief, return to the worlds that she so richly conjures.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\/\/\/ Praise for \u003ci\u003eCirce \/\/\/\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A bold and subversive retelling of the goddess’s story that manages to be both epic and intimate in its scope.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A lush reimagining.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“So vivid, so layered, you could get lost in it. . . . Whether or not you think you like Greek mythology, this is just great storytelling. It feels cinematic.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR’s Here \u0026amp; Now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Miller, with her academic bona fides and born instinct for storytelling, seamlessly grafts modern concepts of selfhood and independence to her mystical reveries of smoke and silver, nectar and bones.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Circe is . . . an airy delight, a novel to be gobbled greedily in a single sitting.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Circe is] gorgeous and gimlet-eyed.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\/\/\/ Praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Song of Achilles \/\/\/\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It takes a truly gifted writer to make a song this old feel this beautifully new. . . . The Song of Achilles is fast, true, and incredibly rewarding.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A wildly romantic retelling of the Trojan War.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the best novelistic adaptations of Homer in recent memory.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Beautifully done. . . . In prose as clean and spare as the driving poetry of Homer, Miller captures the intensity and devotion of adolescent friendship.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Seductive, hugely entertaining.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“While classics scholar Miller meticulously follows Greek mythology, her explorations of ego, grief, and love’s many permutations are both familiar and new. . . . A timeless love story.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Madeline Miller’s brilliant first novel . . . is a story of great, passionate love between Achilles and Patroclus.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48588023496933,"sku":"NP9780063566286","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063566286.jpg?v=1773960650","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/mestra-a-short-story-isbn-9780063566286","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}