The Palace of Eros

The Palace of Eros is a brilliant and luminous retelling of the myth of Psyche and Eros, groundbreaking, gender-fluid, and hugely enjoyable. It is a masterpiece from Caro De Robertis, described by Madeline Miller as 'brilliant and luminous.' It was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 19/08/24.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 15 August 2024
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Madeline Miller, the brilliant and luminous author of "The Song of Achilles" and "Circe," has crafted a captivating and subversive retelling of the myth of Psyche and Eros. In her captivating novel, "Psyche and Eros," Cristina García, a natural storyteller, weaves a tale that defies the gods and explores the power of autonomy. The story follows the young and headstrong Psyche, who captures the eye of every suitor with her beauty but also the jealous gaze of the goddess Aphrodite. As punishment, Psyche is tied to a rock to be sacrificed to a "monstrous husband." However, instead of a monster, she is spirited away by Aphrodite's daughter, Eros, a goddess of desire who can change gender at will. In her hidden palace, Eros visits her bride under the cloak of darkness, forbidding Psyche to gaze upon the face of her lover. As they explore each other's bodies and discover new pleasures, Psyche is tempted to break her vow, even if it brings down the wrath of the gods. "Psyche and Eros" is a gloriously anarchic and seductive retelling of the myth, groundbreaking in its gender-fluid approach and hugely enjoyable. It is a masterpiece from Caro De Robertis, a writer described by Madeline Miller as "brilliant and lum."

Weight: 524g
Dimension: 240 x 162 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008643287