About the Book: From the internationally bestselling author Madeline Miller, known for The Song of Achilles and Circe, comes a captivating short story inspired by Greek mythology. Follow Mestra, the gifted daughter of the King of Thessaly, who possesses the extraordinary power of transformation, and her cursed father, condemned to an insatiable hunger by the goddess Demeter. As Mestra struggles between love, sacrifice, and freedom, this powerful mythological tale explores family bonds, human weakness, and the cost of devotion.