Aphrodite

From the author of Herc, a Waterstones Best Book of the Year. For fans of Greek mythology, Glorious Exploits and The Odyssey

âParticularly skilled in evoking the strangeness and contradictoriness of Greek mythsâ Sunday Times

âA joyful exploration of one woman's quest for home, power, identity. A genuine pleasure to read!â Clare North, author of Ithaca

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âIâm a liar, to begin with.â

I wasnât always a goddess, you see. My only real power was my beauty â" youâll have heard. Itâs legendary. But that was never going to be enough for me.

It took a web of lies to convince the gods of Olympus I was one of them. But I did. I was that good. Zeus gave me a title and riches and loved me. And all he wanted in return was for me to love him back.

But of course, Zeus was a tyrant. (Not entirely surprising when youâre ninety per cent insecurities and ten per cent raw power.) I couldnât live at someoneâs mercy. Really, I had no choice. I had to take on the mightiest Olympian of all. And this bitâs not a lie⦠I intended to win.

Perfect for fans of Ferdia Lennon, Madeline Miller and Jennifer Saint

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Authors and readers ADORE Aphrodite:

'Sparkles with wicked humour and boundless imagination' Kate Heartfield, Sunday Times bestselling author

'Expect multiple POV's, humour (duh), strong female energy, love, action, war, all packaged in a beautifully crafted, comprehensive story' Reader review *****

'Wit and verve, contrasting laugh-out-loud humour with moments of surprising tenderness' Luna McNamara, author of Pysche and Eros

'I can't emphasise enough how much I adored this version of Aphrodite â" wickedly funny, caustic, fierce, playful and cheeky yet with a soft centre' Reader review *****

'Aphrodite gives a human voice to the inhuman goddess that you canât help but love' Lizzy Tiffin, author of Bad Girls of Ancient Greece

âWelcome the Real Housewives of Olympus. Stunning, brilliant, witty, so delicious it could only be divineâ Reader review *****

'If youâve ever wondered what Tina Fey retelling your favorite myths would be like, Phoenicia Rogerson has the answer' Ian Doescher, author of the William Shakespeare's Star Wars series