{"product_id":"mestra-a-short-story","title":"(PRE-ORDER) Mestra: A Short Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELEASES: Sept 29th, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA brilliant new short story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Madeline Miller--her first new work of fiction since the publication of Circe--that vibrantly reimagines the powerful and forgotten myth of Mestra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cursed father, a gifted daughter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\u003cp\u003eA jewel-like tale of human fallibility, Mestra confirms Madeline Miller as our high priestess of mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53695950029166,"sku":"9780063566286","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0884\/7448\/5102\/files\/9780063566286.jpg?v=1777678009","url":"https:\/\/wildwoodbookstore.ca\/products\/mestra-a-short-story","provider":"Wildwood Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}