Circe

Circe by Madeline Miller, 393 pages.
Miller's retelling of Greek myth and story from the point of view of the title character, the sorceress and witch, best known for her part in the Odyssey.
Circe, the daughter of the Titan sun god Helios and Perse, the nymph daughter of the Titan Oceanus, tells of her early years as a powerless nymph, seeking favor with her father, but at odds with her sorcerer siblings, Aeetes, Pasiphae, and Perses. Circe's explorations in magic, both for love and revenge cause her to be exiled to the island of Aiaia, and that's where she performs her best know tricks, pigs and such
In her telling, with her careful weaving of the known stories and the unknown bits behind it all Miller shows herself to be among the smartest, craftiest, and just the best of us. An inspiringly good story.