This historical novel, "The Song of Achilles," is one of the best same-sex love stories that I have read in a decade. Written by a woman. Highly recommended

Following in the tradition of Mary Renault and Marguerite Yourcenar, Madeline Miller's novel is a beautifully written page-turner, following the life of Greek hero Achilles and his male partner Patroclus. I read it last weekend, and her prose and characters having been living in my heart and mind all week.