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<\/span>An epic retelling of an ancient Greek myth:<\/span> For millennia, Greek goddess Circe has been<\/span> enshrined in legend through Homer\u2019s Odyssey, in which he paints her as a cruel and bitter enchantress, so deeply in love with Odysseus she has trapped him on her island. Madeline Miller\u2019s <\/span>Circe<\/a><\/span>recasts our heroine, starting from the beginning of her life at the court of the Sun God and her father, Helio. Cast out and isolated on the uninhabited island of Aeaea, Circe is a figure apart, a cast member in the lives of heroes and gods but never in charge of her own story. Miller\u2019s novel retells a coming of age story, where a young woman finds strength in her own rebellion and the natural world and redefines not-so-ancient limitations of the feminine. Circe is <\/span>also available in Arabic<\/a><\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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