Achilles

First edition. 12mo. Pp. [viii], 116. Brown cloth, lettered in silver to spine, in a sewn binding. Glossary of Classical Names.

The author's first work of fiction, a verse novel re-creation of Homer's epic tale of Achilles. "An instant classic. I have never read anything like it. Cook retells Achilles' story, making the reader feel that it exists in present tense. Her writing is charged: every moment matters, each word counts, as if time were running out. It is as if the writing itself were a heroic enterprise... a terrifying, erotic tour de force." –Kate Kellaway, Observer