{"product_id":"mestra-hardcover","title":"Mestra (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe\nSong of Achilles \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCirce \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a remarkable new short story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA cursed father, a gifted daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMestra, daughter of the King of Thessaly, is gifted a unique ability by\nPoseidon: metamorphosis into any being she can imagine.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHer father, on the other hand, is cursed. As punishment for disrespecting the\ngoddess Demeter, he is in possession of an unnatural, insatiable hunger.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDevoted Mestra suggests using her new gift to help her father. But if his\nhunger is bottomless, how much will he take from her? Soon she must decide:\nwill she keep helping her father survive, or finally break free?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA jewel-like tale of human fallibility, \u003ci\u003eMestra\u003c\/i\u003e confirms Madeline Miller\nas our high priestess of mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMadeline Miller\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Song of\nAchilles\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012, was shortlisted for\nthe Stonewall Writer of the Year 2012, was an instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller,\nand was translated into twenty-five languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e Madeline holds an MA\nin Classics from Brown University, and she taught Latin, Greek and Shakespeare\nto high school students for over a decade. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eShe has also studied at the University of Chicago's\nCommittee on Social Thought, and at Yale School of Drama, where she focused on\nthe adaptation of classical texts to modern forms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eHer\u003c\/i\u003e essays have appeared in publications including\nthe \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLapham's Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e and\nNPR.org. She lives outside Philadelphia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46279624065231,"sku":"9781037206122","price":22.89,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_70f0aecb-faa8-4b12-a5fd-87886c89c888.jpg?v=1791514349","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/mestra-hardcover","provider":"Popular Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}