Mestra

A spellbinding reimagining of Greek mythology from Madeline Miller, exploring love, sacrifice, and the cost of freedom.

Mestra, daughter of the King of Thessaly, possesses an extraordinary gift from Poseidon: the power to transform into any creature she can imagine. But her father's fate is far darker. Cursed by Demeter with an endless, insatiable hunger, he can never be satisfied—no matter the cost.

Determined to save him, Mestra offers to use her gift to provide for his impossible needs. Yet as his appetite grows, so too does the price she is forced to pay. Bound by duty but yearning for a life of her own, she must decide how much of herself she is willing to sacrifice, and whether love can survive when it demands everything.

Lyrical, haunting, and deeply human, Mestra is a luminous retelling that cements Madeline Miller's place as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary mythological fiction.