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The Song of Achilles

By: Madeline Miller
Narrated by: Frazer Douglas
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Publisher's Summary

Bloomsbury presents The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, read by Frazer Douglas.

The international sensation.

Winner of the Orange Women's Prize for Fiction.

A Sunday Times and New York Times best seller.

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' mother, Thetis, a cruel sea goddess. But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfil 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.

©2011 Madeline Miller (P)2012 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic Reviews

"Captivating." (Donna Tartt)

"Sexy, dangerous, mystical." (Bettany Hughes)

"Ravishingly vivid." (Emma Donoghue)

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Highly recommend

The narrator is incredible! The story is beautifully written. The character development is great and I truly enjoyed listening to this book. So much life lessons and it’s well written.

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beautiful

Beautiful storyline, very addictive, lots of suspense, and good balance of romance
I enjoyed listening to Frazer Douglas, he told the story beautifully

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This was beautiful

Loved this book. I will definitely listen to this again. Beautifully written, well performed

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Beautiful story of love and grief

Truely an excellent story, well constructed and never waist if a moment to flesh out the world and the characters contained within. Heartbreaking and up lifting at the same time

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A fine listen.

A pleasure to listen to from start to finish. Vivid imagery. Perfect narration. The story stays with you.

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beautiful and heart wrenching

I will never forgive Madeline Miller for making me cry so much, fantastic author and beautiful story

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Sublime Writing; Exceptional Narration

While listening, there were many moments of jaw-dropping awe of the similes. The narrator did justice to them (and to every word) with eloquence and mastery.

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Great story

The story was absolutely amazing and it kept you intrigued the whole time. The performance was top notch and did a great job bringing life to all of the characters.

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Great story and great narration.

Thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of this novel. It was hard to stop listening at any point.

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Wow

This book is so so so good, I wept I’m envious of anyone reading this for the first time

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