Madeline Miller at the award ceremony, holding up a copy of her book. She is a white woman with dark hair.

#OnThisDay, 30 May 2012, Madeline Miller wins the Orange Prize (now the Baileys Prize) with her debut novel The Song of Achilles. It is a retelling of the Iliad from the perspective of Patroclus.

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