Reviewsday: Circe by Madeline Miller

“Whatever you do, I wanted to say, do not be too happy. It will bring down fire on your head.” A lyrical reimagining of the myth of Circe, witch of Aiaia, with a feminist bent and gorgeously lush prose. Circe was born of Helios and Perse, then banished to the island of Aiaia in punishment. […]