Circe
American novelist, born 1978. Won the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2012.
Circe is a 2018 novel by Madeline Miller. It was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2019.
In fantasy, family saga
On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Madeline Miller
- First published
- 2018
- Length
- 352 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist, 2019
- Genre
- Fantasy, Feminist, Love story, Family saga
Is Circe worth reading?
2 of the 15 best-of lists it could have made include it: Waterstones Book of the Year (winners and shortlists) and the Women's Prize for Fiction.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Waterstones Book of the Year (winners and shortlists) (Waterstones, 2012-) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Women's Prize for Fiction (winners and shortlists) (Women's Prize Trust, 2019) | Shortlist | See the list |
Best edition of Circe
The edition we link to is the Bloomsbury Publishing paperback (2019), 352 pages.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing (paperback, 2019)
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN
- 9781408890042
How critics, prizes and readers rate Circe
Readers and prize juries rate it about equally: it earned 17% on readers' and booksellers' lists and 13% on prize lists, against 0% on critics' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Circe
If you liked Circe, try Wolf Hall, Midnight's Children or Beloved.
