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State of Wonder / The Song of Achilles / Painter of Silence

State of Wonder / The Song of Achilles / Painter of Silence

Madeline Miller
3.3/5 ( ratings)
Title In This Collection:-
The Orange Prize for Fiction celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in women's writing throughout the world. State of Wonder
The Song of Achilles
Painter of Silence
State of Wonder
Among the tangled waterways and giant anacondas of the Brazilian Rio Negro, an enigmatic scientist is developing a drug that could alter the lives of women for ever. Dr Annick Swenson's work is shrouded in mystery; she refuses to report on her progress, especially to her investors, whose patience is fast running out. Anders Eckman, a mild-mannered lab researcher, is sent to investigate. A curt letter reporting his untimely death is all that returns.
Painter of Silence
Iasi, Romania, the early 1950s. A nameless man is found on the steps of a hospital. Deaf and mute, he is unable to communicate until a young nurse called Safta brings paper and pencils with which he can draw. Slowly, painstakingly, memories appear on the page. The memories are Safta's also. For the man is Augustin, son of the cook at the manor house which was Safta's family home. Born six months apart, they grew up with a connection that bypassed words.
The Song of Achilles
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's mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess.
Language
English
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release
January 01, 2012
ISBN
0062120492
ISBN 13
9780062120496

State of Wonder / The Song of Achilles / Painter of Silence

Madeline Miller
3.3/5 ( ratings)
Title In This Collection:-
The Orange Prize for Fiction celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in women's writing throughout the world. State of Wonder
The Song of Achilles
Painter of Silence
State of Wonder
Among the tangled waterways and giant anacondas of the Brazilian Rio Negro, an enigmatic scientist is developing a drug that could alter the lives of women for ever. Dr Annick Swenson's work is shrouded in mystery; she refuses to report on her progress, especially to her investors, whose patience is fast running out. Anders Eckman, a mild-mannered lab researcher, is sent to investigate. A curt letter reporting his untimely death is all that returns.
Painter of Silence
Iasi, Romania, the early 1950s. A nameless man is found on the steps of a hospital. Deaf and mute, he is unable to communicate until a young nurse called Safta brings paper and pencils with which he can draw. Slowly, painstakingly, memories appear on the page. The memories are Safta's also. For the man is Augustin, son of the cook at the manor house which was Safta's family home. Born six months apart, they grew up with a connection that bypassed words.
The Song of Achilles
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's mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess.
Language
English
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release
January 01, 2012
ISBN
0062120492
ISBN 13
9780062120496

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