The Sunday Times Bestseller
The New York Times Number One Bestseller
Nominated for Waterstones Book of the Year 2018

From the award-winning author of "The Song of Achilles," comes the powerful story of the mythological witch Circe, inspired by Homer's Odyssey. Selected as a must-read book of 2018 by The Guardian, i, Mail on Sunday, Sunday Express, and Stylist.

In the house of Helios, the sun god and the mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe lacks the beauty and voice of divinity and is mocked and rejected by her family. Increasingly isolated, she turns to mortals for companionship, leading her to discover a forbidden power: witchcraft. When love compels Circe to cast a dark spell, the wrathful Zeus banishes her to the remote island of Aiaia. There, she learns to master her occult art and draw strength from nature.

But she will not always be alone; many are destined to cross Circe's exile and intertwine their fates with hers. The messenger god Hermes. The craftsman Daedalus. A ship with a golden fleece. And the cunning Odysseus on his epic journey home.

For a lonely woman, danger lurks in this world, and Circe's independence draws the ire of both men and gods. To protect what she loves, Circe must decide whether she belongs to the gods from whom she was born or to the mortals she has come to love.

Madeline Miller brings the ancient world to life, weaving a mesmerizing tale of gods and heroes, magic and monsters, survival and transformation.