Lovely war
The Greek goddess Aphrodite recounts two tales of tragic love during WWI to her husband, Hephaestus, and her lover, Ares, in a luxe Manhattan hotel room at the height of World War II. She seeks to answer the age-old question: "Why are Love and War eternally drawn to one another?" but her quest for a...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Viking ,
2019.
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| Summary: | The Greek goddess Aphrodite recounts two tales of tragic love during WWI to her husband, Hephaestus, and her lover, Ares, in a luxe Manhattan hotel room at the height of World War II. She seeks to answer the age-old question: "Why are Love and War eternally drawn to one another?" but her quest for a conclusion that will satisfy her jealous husband uncovers a multi-threaded tale of prejudice, trauma, and music revealing that War is no match for the power of Love. |
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| Physical Description: | 468 pages ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780451469939 0451469933 9780147512970 |
| Author Notes: | (Bowker Author Biography) |
