'The Alexander Trilogy contains some of Renault's finest writing.
Lyrical, wise, compelling: the novels are a wonderful imaginative
feat - Sarah Waters Alexander the Great died at the age of
thirty-three, leaving behind an empire that stretched from Greece
to India. Fire From Heaven tells the story of the years that shaped
him. His mother, Olympias, and his father, King Philip of Macedon,
fought each other for their son's loyalty, teaching Alexander
politics and vengeance. His love for the youth Hephaistion taught
him trust, while Aristotle's tutoring provoked his mind and fuelled
his aspirations. Killing his first man in battle at the age of
twelve and commanding Macedon's cavalry at eighteen, by the time
his father is murdered, Alexander's skills have grown to match his
fiery ambition. Books included in the VMC 40th anniversary series
include: Frost in May by Antonia White; The Collected Stories of
Grace Paley; Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault; The Magic Toyshop by
Angela Carter; The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann; Deep
Water by Patricia Highsmith; The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca
West; Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston; Heartburn
by Nora Ephron; The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy; Memento Mori by
Muriel Spark; A View of the Harbour by Elizabeth Taylor; and Faces
in the Water by Janet Frame
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