Literary Fiction

Circe

by Madeline Miller

The daughter of Helios, exiled to a deserted island for her dark magic, transforms from powerless nymph into the most formidable witch in mythology. Miller reclaims Circe's story from Homer's margins, tracing her journey through encounters with gods and mortals—Odysseus, Daedalus, the Minotaur—as she discovers her own power. A luminous meditation on transformation, motherhood, and choosing mortal growth over divine stagnation.

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