Galatea: The instant Sunday Times bestseller by Madeline Miller

Galatea is a short story by Madeline Miller. This small hardback edition includes a new afterword by the author.

Key details

• Author: Madeline Miller
• Format: hardback
• Edition: small hardback edition
• Includes a new afterword by Madeline Miller
• Reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion

Synopsis

Set in Ancient Greece, the story follows a marble sculptor whose masterpiece is granted life by a goddess. Now married to Galatea, he expects her to embody obedience and humility.

Galatea, however, wants independence and has desires of her own. As her husband attempts to control her, she is confined and kept under constant supervision by doctors and nurses. With a daughter to save, she is determined to escape, whatever the cost.