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''With its sharply witty prose, Aphrodite perfectly captures the charm and chaos of the Greek gods''Rosie HewlettFrom the author of Herc, a Waterstones Best Book of the Year''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''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, characte