Galatea: The instant Sunday Times bestseller

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Galatea is a short story by Miller that dives into the myth of Pygmalion and Galatea from the perspective of Galatea, the former statue brought to life. I was very excited about this new book, which is labeled as a short story, but packaged as a freestanding little hardback.

Her second novel, Circe, was an instant number 1 New York Times bestseller, and won the Indies Choice Best Adult Fiction of the Year Award and the Indies Choice Best Audiobook of the Year Award, as well as being shortlisted for the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction. Still, the nuances and depth did not appear, leaving me feeling unsatisfied by how shallow everything turned out. 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. Windows users should also consider upgrading to Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge, or switching to Firefox or Chrome.By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. In literally 20 little pages, she's made me fall in love with a new character, reminded me of a myth long lost in my memories, and reminded me of the woes of being a woman. She is absolutely amazing, even though she always rips my heart right out of my chest and crushes it between her fingers using only her words. But Galatea isn’t willing to give up, so she hatches a plan to escape and exact revenge on her despicable husband.

He saw the rise of prostitution in Cyprus, and he vowed to remain celibate because he detested what women had become and 'their nature'. There was absolutely no love involved in any part of their story; only control, condescension and rape. Miller makes the marriage between Pygmalion and Galatea an unhappy one: Pygmalion noticed that Paphos’ tutor was looking at Galatea, was jealous and abusive, confined her to her bed and had her controlled there by a doctor and a nurse. Galatea avenged herself and her daughter on that monstrous human filth, Pygmalion, like a godsdamned BADASS.Thanks to an earlier British release date, we have some hints as to how this ploy might go over once “Galatea” is widely available for purchase.

This beautifully written commentary on “male fantasy” and male anger directed at independent women brings this myth down to earth. I really wish this story had been longer as I think it would have made an excellent book, as a short story I just didn’t feel like it had enough in it to really get me absorbed into the book like I have been with Miller’s full length books. However, relationships with people are oh so much more complicated than a relationship with an inanimate object.Lau's] gift for writing accumulative insanities creates the same dizzying effect as a good cleaning. of our deliveries are made by Royal Mail as we think they give the best service and cover all areas of the UK.