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Ruth Wilson
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Length
46 minutes
Language
English
Bookseller recommendation
“The audio version of this is nothing short of magical. Completely captivating, and it made me view Pygmalion and My Fair Lady in an entirely new light. Fiercely feminist and the voice actor deserves an award. The perfect quick listen!”
— Katie • McLean & Eakin Booksellers
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“This slim volume packs a punch. The writing is gorgeous, the character development is astonishing given the brevity of the book, and the ending is gratifying. The audiobook read by Ruth Wilson is brilliantly narrated. ”
— Kaley • Quail Ridge Books
An enchanting short story from Madeline Miller that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion, now in audio for the first time
**Performed by Ruth Wilson and featuring an afterword by Madeline Miller**
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. After marrying her, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and humility personified. But she has desires of her own and yearns for independence.
In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, Galatea 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 . . . With a spellbinding performance by Ruth Wilson (His Dark Materials, The Affair), step back into Madeline Miller's mythic world.
Madeline Miller is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of two novels: The Song of Achilles, which won the Orange Women’s Prize for Fiction 2012, and Circe, which was short-listed for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2019. Her books have been translated into over thirty two languages. Miller holds an MA in Classics from Brown University, studied in the Dramaturgy department at Yale School of Drama, where she focused on the adaptation of classical texts to modern forms, and taught Latin, Greek, and Shakespeare to high school students for over a decade.
