The Palace of Eros

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Theirs was a love that defied the gods
Eros, daughter to the goddess Aphrodite, has the ability to change her gender at will, much to the displeasure of Zeus.

When Psyche is sacrificed by her parents to a monstrous husband to appease Aphrodites envy at her beauty, she discovers that her husband is in fact female but her initial trepidation is soon replaced with joy when the two fall deeply in love and Eros teaches her what passion truly means.

Eros only visits her new bride under cover of darkness and will not permit her face to be seen. Overwhelmed by love, lust and curiosity, Psyche is tempted to break her vow and sneak a look by lamplight

A gloriously anarchic and seductive retelling of the myth of Psyche and Eros, this is Caro De Robertis masterpiece: groundbreaking, gender-fluid and hugely enjoyable.

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Praise for Caro De Robertis:

'A natural storyteller' THE WASHINGTON POST

'De Robertis's writing harnesses physicality and sexual energy' WALL STREET JOURNAL

'Effortlessly lyrical sentences' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

'De Robertis deserves to share fans with the likes of Isabel Allende masterly storytelling' LIBRARY JOURNAL

Author Bio

Caro De Robertis, a Uruguayan-American writer born in the UK, is the author of five previous novels including CANTORAS and THE GODS OF TANGO. In 2022, they received the Dos Passos Prize, awarded annually to an American author who experiments with form, explores a range of voices and deserves more recognition. De Robertis is an associate professor at San Francisco State University, and lives in Oakland, California with their two children.