''A brilliant and luminous writer- MADELINE MILLER, author of THE SONG OF ACHILLES and CIRCETheirs was a love that defied the gods-Young, headstrong Psyche has captured the eye of every suitor with her beauty - but also, unfortunately, the jealous gaze of the goddess Aphrodite. As punishment, Psyche is tied to a rock to be sacrificed to a -monstrous husband-. And yet, no monster arrives: instead, she is spirited away by Aphrodite-s daughter Eros.Eros, goddess of desire, can change gender at will. And in her hidden palace, she visits her bride under the cloak of darkness: Psyche is forbidden to gaze upon the face of her lover. But 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.A gloriously anarchic and seductive retelling of the myth of Psyche and Eros, groundbreaking, gender-fluid and hugely enjoyable, this is a masterpiece from Caro De Robertis, a writer described by Madeline Miller as -b
