Phoenicia Rogerson Aphrodite

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' Particularly skilled in evoking the strangeness and contradictoriness of Greek myths’ The Sunday Times ' From the author of Herc , a Waterstones Best Book of the Year 'A hit Kardashian spin to the old tales… bold, bright and imaginative ' Daily Mail 'A joyful exploration of one woman's quest for home, power, identity and ultimately, freedom from fate. A genuine pleasure to read !' Clare North, author of Ithaca 'With sharp dialogue and dynamic scenes , it plays like a divine reality show' Woman&home ' With its sharply witty prose, Aphrodite perfectly captures the charm and chaos of the Greek gods' Rosie Hewlett 'This is a stunningly witty tale' Daily Express 'Welcome the Real Housewives of Olympus . Stunning, brilliant, witty, so delicious it could only be divine' Reader review ***** *************************************************** 'I’m a liar, to begin with.' 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. 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 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. *************************************************** Authors and readers LOVE Aphrodite : 'Expect multiple POV's, humour (duh), strong female energy , love, action, war, all packaged in a beautifully crafted, comprehensive story' Reader review ***** ' Sparkles with wicked humour and boundless imagination ' Kate Heartfield, Sunday Times bestselling author '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' Reader review ***** 'Wit and verve, contrasting laugh-out-loud humour with moments of surprising tenderness ' Luna McNamara, author of Pysche and Eros 'The humour, character , and revitalised plot made this one of my favourite reads this year ' Reader review ***** 'Aphrodite gives a human voice to the inhuman goddess that you can’t help but love' Lizzy Tiffin, author of Bad Girls of Ancient Greece 'Aphrodite is truly a masterpiece ' Reader review ***** 'If you’ve 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 ' Brilliant book' Reader review ***** 'Will excite , anger and sadden you through its cinematic cast of characters , some of whom you wa...

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