{"product_id":"mesta-a-short-story-madeline-miller","title":"Mesta: A Short Story - Madeline Miller","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReserve your copy now! Expected release is September 29, 2026. Will ship on or after September 29, 2026. Limited copies available.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA brilliant new short story from the #1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e bestselling author Madeline Miller\u003c\/span\u003e—\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eher first new work of fiction since the publication of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCirce\u003c\/span\u003e—\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ethat vibrantly reimagines the powerful and forgotten myth of Mestra.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eA cursed father, a gifted daughter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMestra, daughter of the King of Thessaly, is granted a unique gift by Poseidon: the ability to transform into any being she can imagine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer father, on the other hand, is cursed: As punishment for disrespecting the goddess Demeter, he is in possession of an unnatural, insatiable hunger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDevoted Mestra suggests using her new gift to help her father. But if his hunger is bottomless, how much will he take from her? Soon she must decide: Will she keep helping her father survive, or finally break free?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA jewel-like tale of human fallibility, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMestra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e confirms Madeline Miller as our high priestess of mythology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMadeline Miller\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Boston and grew up in New York City and Philadelphia. She attended Brown University, where she earned her BA and MA in Classics. For the last ten years she has been teaching and tutoring Latin, Greek and Shakespeare to high school students. She has also studied at the University of Chicago’s Committee on Social Thought, and in the Dramaturgy department at Yale School of Drama, where she focused on the adaptation of classical texts to modern forms. She currently lives in Cambridge, MA, where she teaches and writes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Song of Achilles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Archive","offers":[{"title":"Expected Release - September 29\/26","offer_id":51303598817597,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/0831\/3917\/files\/71HNo5PZSdL._SL1500.jpg?v=1769095442","url":"https:\/\/thebookarchive.ca\/products\/mesta-a-short-story-madeline-miller","provider":"The Book Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}