Gods Behaving Badly: A Novel - Softcover

Phillips, Marie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316067636 ISBN 13: 9780316067638

Publisher: Back Bay Books, 2008

Synopsis

Being a Greek god is not all it once was. Yes, the twelve gods of Olympus are alive and well in the twenty-first century, but they are crammed together in a London townhouse-and none too happy about it. And they've had to get day jobs: Artemis as a dog-walker, Apollo as a TV psychic, Aphrodite as a phone sex operator, Dionysus as a DJ.

Even more disturbingly, their powers are waning, and even turning mortals into trees--a favorite pastime of Apollo's--is sapping their vital reserves of strength.

Soon, what begins as a minor squabble between Aphrodite and Apollo escalates into an epic battle of wills. Two perplexed humans, Alice and Neil, who are caught in the crossfire, must fear not only for their own lives, but for the survival of humankind. Nothing less than a true act of heroism is needed-but can these two decidedly ordinary people replicate the feats of the mythical heroes and save the world?

About this title

Review:

"What makes the novel stand out - and it really does stand out - is its originality and lightness of touch" (Daily Telegraph)

"An absolutely delightful novel" (Scotland on Sunday)

Book Description:

'Funny and unpretentious, witty and readable, Gods Behaving Badly lives up to all its potential' - Observer

About this edition

• Publisher: Back Bay Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0316067636
• ISBN 13: 9780316067638
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320