Galatea: The instant Sunday Times bestseller

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In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, she is locked away under the constant supervision of doctors and nurses. This is not intended to be a full statement of all your rights under the Distance Selling Regulations. The story centers around Galatea, a character who is often silenced and overlooked in the original myth. One day, with a bit of money found on the street, Galatea and Paphos set off for the countryside in secret, but they are too easily identifiable and found soon after.

If a refund is payable to you we will process the refund as soon as possible, and, in any case within fourteen (14) days.This all works very well, with Miller making the story of a living statue parallel to the familiar talking points in feminist writings about relationships.

She is absolutely amazing, even though she always rips my heart right out of my chest and crushes it between her fingers using only her words. She may have sacrificed herself to punish and end him, but she saved her daughter and the newest statue come alive, that of a disturbingly young girl, also created by Pygmalion for his own pleasure. Without giving away the plot's conclusion, it suffices to say that the ending is both symbolic and unforgettable. But Miller sets her retelling a year after Galatea was 'born' and interestingly focuses on the lack of choice and freedom Galatea had.Sure, these are lifeless objects, but Galatea is stuck in an existence where that mindset of her as a lifeless object is still imposed upon her and in reality, the mindset of many abusive partners in the world try to impose these standards on women.