Galatea

MP3 CD FormatAn enchanting short story from Madeline Miller that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion now in audio for the first time**Performed by Ruth Wilson and featuring a new afterword by Madeline Miller**In ancient Greece a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece--the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen--the gift of life. After marrying her he expects Galatea to please him to be obedience and humility personified. But she has desires of her own and yearns for independence.In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control Galatea is locked away under the constant supervision of doctors and nurses. But with a daughter to rescue she is determined to break free whatever the cost . . . With a spellbinding performance by Ruth Wilson (His Dark Materials The Affair) step back into Madeline Miller's mythic world.