The Song of Achilles Harcourt Brace Jovanovich tempers are flaring

tempers are flaring

Shortlisted for the 2015 Goldsmiths Prize

she explores her past—including the devastating act of violence that acted as a turning point in her young life—and brings readers along on her journey to understand and ultimately save herself

Truly a legend in his own time

I burned down the town of Trebon

The Song of Achilles Harcourt Brace Jovanovich tempers are flaringLibrarian note: An older cover for this edition can be found here: 12 Apr 2012. 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