Woman. Witch.

 

Myth. Mortal. Outcast.

 

Lover. Destroyer. Survivor.

 

CIRCE.

 

In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. Circe is a strange child – not powerful and terrible, like her father, nor gorgeous and mercenary like her mother.

 

Scorned and rejected, Circe grows up in the shadows, at home in neither the world of gods or mortals. But Circe has a dark power of her own: witchcraft. When her gift threatens the gods, she is banished to the island of Aiaia where she hones her occult craft, casting spells, gathering strange herbs and taming wild beasts.

 

Yet a woman who stands alone will never be left in peace for long – and among her island’s guests is an unexpected visitor: the mortal Odysseus, for whom Circe will risk everything. So Circe sets forth her tale, a vivid, mesmerizing epic of family rivalry, love and loss – the defiant, inextinguishable song of woman burning hot and bright through the darkness of a man’s world.

 

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ABOUT THE BLOOMSBURY DYSELIXA-FRIENDLY EDITIONS SERIES

 

Bloomsbury Dyslexia-Friendly Editions is an initiative presenting some of our best-known adult titles in an accessible format.

 

Using sans-serif font, cream-coloured paper and blue text to increase page/text contrast, Bloomsbury are proud to improve reader experience of some of their most beloved works of adult fiction.

 

Starting with a selection of top-selling titles, including Women’s Prize for Fiction winner Piranesi and the multi-million copy bestseller The Kite Runner, Bloomsbury hope to roll this initiative out to more and more of our much-loved titles in the future.