The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Bloomsbury, 2011.

This is so good that is wrecked my ability to read anything for nearly a month.

Superb writing, deft craft, and the absolute beauty of the tale kept me spellbound. 

My heart still aches when I think of it.

I cannot recommend this book highly enough.

Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison

Peapod Classics, 1952.

Another fairy tale for grown ups, this features the journey of a young woman as she encounters mythological creatures, is given a directive by none other than Odin himself, and makes her way in her life through uncertainty and into herself.

Mitchison’s prose is witty, scantly subversive, and delightful. Engaging as the tale is, the way its told is the real gem of this work, and I loved everything about it.