The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller
Patroclus narrates his epic, doomed love for Achilles from boyhood to the walls of Troy.
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"An action-packed adventure, an epic love story, a marvelously conceived and executed page-turner, Miller’s monumental debut novel has already earned resounding acclaim from some of contemporary fiction’s brightest lights—and fans of Mary Renault, Bernard Cornwell, Steven Pressfield, and Colleen McCullough’s Masters of Rome series will delight in this unforgettable journey back to ancient Greece in the Age of Heroes."-- Provided by Amazon
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