{"product_id":"9780008589936-aphrodite","title":"Aphrodite","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eHerc\u003c\/em\u003e, a Waterstones Best Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e‘Particularly skilled in evoking the strangeness and contradictoriness of Greek myths’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e‘A joyful exploration of one woman's quest for home, power, identity and ultimately, freedom from fate. A genuine pleasure to read!’ \u003cstrong\u003eClare North, author of \u003cem\u003eIthaca\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eI’m a liar, to begin with.\u003c\/em\u003e’\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eI 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.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eIt took a web of lies to convince the gods of Olympus I was one of them. But I did. I was \u003cem\u003ethat\u003c\/em\u003e good. Zeus gave me a title and riches and loved me. And all he wanted in return was for me to love him back.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eA wonderful tale set in Ancient Greece where a being with no power rises to the very top by outwitting other gods all while maintaining a sense of exactly who she is – a goddess who intends to always do it her way. \u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for fans of Ferdia Lennon, Madeline Miller and Jennifer Saint\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eAuthors and readers ADORE \u003cem\u003eAphrodite\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e'Sparkles with wicked humour and boundless imagination' \u003cstrong\u003eKate Heartfield, Sunday Times bestselling author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e‘Welcome the Real Housewives of Olympus. Stunning, brilliant, witty, so delicious it could only be divine’ \u003cstrong\u003eReader review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e'Wit and verve, contrasting laugh-out-loud humour with moments of surprising tenderness' \u003cstrong\u003eLuna McNamara, author of \u003cem\u003ePysche and Eros\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e'With sharp dialogue and dynamic scenes, it plays like a divine reality show' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWoman\u0026amp;Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e'I can't emphasise enough how much I adored this version of Aphrodite – wickedly funny, caustic, fierce, playful and cheeky yet with a soft centre' \u003cstrong\u003eReader review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e'Aphrodite gives a human voice to the inhuman goddess that you can’t help but love' \u003cstrong\u003eLizzy Tiffin, author of \u003cem\u003eBad Girls of Ancient Greece\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e'If you’ve ever wondered what Tina Fey retelling your favorite myths would be like, Phoenicia Rogerson has the answer' \u003cstrong\u003eIan Doescher, author of the \u003cem\u003eWilliam Shakespeare's Star Wars\u003c\/em\u003e series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e'Greek Mythology has never been so engaging, witty and clever as now!' \u003cstrong\u003eReader review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57793954251126,"sku":"9780008589936","price":8.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41154431.jpg?v=1778111877","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780008589936-aphrodite","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}