'Beautifully descriptive and heart-achingly lyrical' DAILY MAIL
'Ravishingly vivid' EMMA DONOGHUE
Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something deeper - despite the displeasure of Achilles's mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess.
But when word comes that Helen of Sparta or has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfill his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus goes with him, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.
Miller’s retelling of Homers The Iliad is done through lyrical prose and vivid imagery. Fall in love with the familiar world of the Trojan war and allow yourself to be truly emerged in the story of Achilles and Patroclus in this beautiful anniversary edition.
