Thursday 6th September from 6.30pm
The Portico Library, Urmston Bookshop, and Bloomsbury present
Winner of the Orange Prize for fiction 2012
Madeline Miller
reading from her award winning debut novel,
The Song of Achilles
A breathtakingly original rendering of the Trojan War - a devastating love story and a tale of gods and kings, immortal fame and the human heart
On the New York Times Best Seller list and hailed to great acclaim.
The reviews say it all ...
“If I were to give a prize for the best work of fiction I’ve read this year, this would be the runaway winner.” A N Wilson
[This novel] “will appeal to young and old, men and women, readers of both commercial and literary fiction” The Guardian
"Miller's fantastic first novel – shortlisted for the Orange Prize this week – seems singular in its scope and scholarship" The Independent
“A captivating retelling of the Iliad and events leading up to it … it’s a hard book to put down, and any classicist will be enthralled by her characterisation of the goddess Thetis, which carries the true savagery and chill of antiquity.” Donna Tartt,The Times
Tickets - £7.per person –
7.30pm start (drinks will be available from 6.30pm)
Book by ‘phone (0161-236 6785), email (admin@theportico.org.uk), in person or through Eventbrite
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