BLOOMSBURY

In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. Circe is strange ? not powerful and terrible, like her father, nor gorgeous and mercenary like her mother. But she has a dark power of her own : witchcraft. When Circe's 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 cannot live in peace for long ? and among her island's guests is an unexpected visitor : the mortal Odysseus, for whom Circe will r...

_______________ THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL FROM LITERARY LEGEND ISABEL ALLENDE _______________ Epic, beautifully crafted . . . Gripping from start to finish DAILY TELEGRAPH A moving exploration of both the pain and the freedom of being an outsider NEW STATESMAN A new novel by Isabel Allende is always a treat DAILY MAIL _______________ One extraordinary woman. One hundred years of history. One unforgettable story. Violeta comes into the world on a stormy day in 1920, the first daughter in a family of five boisterous sons. From the start, her l...