Review: The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)

January 24, 2014 General FictionLeave a comment

The Stats Book: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Published: Bloomsbury, 2011 Of interest: Winner, 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction The Plot A retelling of Homer’s Iliad (the Trojan War) from the point of view of Achilles’ childhood friend …

Jeffrey Eugenides a hit at Sydney Writers’ Festival

May 24, 2012 Authors / Festivals & EventsLeave a comment

Last week I confessed I have never read any of Jeffrey Eugenides’ books, but that I was planning to fix this soon. Having seen him speak on Thursday (May 17) at the 2012 Sydney Writers’ Festival I now absolutely cannot wait to …