Aphrodite

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Beschreibung

<p><strong>From the author of <em>Herc</em>, a Waterstones Best Book of the Year. For fans of Greek mythology, <em>Glorious Exploits</em> and <em>The Odyssey</em></strong></p><p>'Particularly skilled in evoking the strangeness and contradictoriness of Greek myths' <strong><em>Sunday Times</em></strong></p><p>'A joyful exploration of one woman's quest for home, power, identity. A genuine pleasure to read!' <strong>Clare North, author of <em>Ithaca</em></strong></p><p><strong>* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *</strong></p><p><strong>'<em>I'm a liar, to begin with.</em>'</strong></p><p>I wasn't always a goddess, you see. My only real power was my beauty - you'll have heard. It's legendary. But that was never going to be enough for me.</p><p>It took a web of lies to convince the gods of Olympus I was one of them. But I did. I was <em>that</em> good. Zeus gave me a title and riches and loved me. And all he wanted in return was for me to love him back.</p><p>But of course, Zeus was a tyrant. (Not entirely surprising when you're ninety per cent insecurities and ten per cent raw power.) I couldn't live at someone's mercy. Really, I had no choice. I had to take on the mightiest Olympian of all. And this bit's not a lie... I intended to win.</p><p><strong>Perfect for fans of Ferdia Lennon, Madeline Miller and Jennifer Saint</strong></p><p>* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *</p><p><strong>Authors and readers ADORE <em>Aphrodite</em>:</strong></p><p>'Sparkles with wicked humour and boundless imagination' <strong>Kate Heartfield, Sunday Times bestselling author</strong></p><p>'Expect multiple POV's, humour (duh), strong female energy, love, action, war, all packaged in a beautifully crafted, comprehensive story' <strong>Reader review *****</strong></p><p>'Wit and verve, contrasting laugh-out-loud humour with moments of surprising tenderness' <strong>Luna McNamara, author of <em>Pysche and Eros</em></strong></p><p>'I can't emphasise enough how much I adored this vers

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780008589936

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

196 x 126 x 30 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Harper Collins Publ. UK