{"product_id":"mestra-madeline-miller-9798228989610","title":"Mestra: A Short Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant new short story from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Madeline Miller\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eher first new work of fiction since the publication of \u003ci\u003eCirce\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003ethat vibrantly reimagines the powerful and forgotten myth of Mestra.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA cursed father, a gifted daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMestra, daughter of the King of Thessaly, is granted a unique gift by Poseidon: the ability to transform into any being she can imagine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer father, on the other hand, is cursed: As punishment for disrespecting the goddess Demeter, he is in possession of an unnatural, insatiable hunger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevoted Mestra suggests using her new gift to help her father. But if his hunger is bottomless, how much will he take from her? Soon she must decide: Will she keep helping her father survive, or finally break free?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA jewel-like tale of human fallibility, \u003ci\u003eMestra\u003c\/i\u003e confirms Madeline Miller as our high priestess of mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Madeline Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798228989610\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e CD","brand":"Madeline Miller","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":48743182008575,"sku":"9798228989610","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mestra-madeline-miller-9798228989610","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}