Aphrodite - Phoenicia Rogerson

From the author of Herc, a Waterstones Best Book of the Year. For fans of Greek mythology, Glorious Exploits and The Odyssey `Particularly skilled in evoking the strangeness and contradictoriness of Greek myths' Sunday Times `A joyful exploration of one woman's quest for home, power, identity. A genuine pleasure to read!' Clare North, author of Ithaca * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * `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. Perfect for fans of Ferdia Lennon, Madeline Miller and Jennifer Saint * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 - 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 can't help but love' Lizzy Tiffin, author of Bad Girls of Ancient Greece `Welcome the Real Housewives of Olympus. Stunning, brilliant, witty, so delicious it could only be divine' 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