{"product_id":"aphrodite-in-pieces","title":"Aphrodite in Pieces","description":"\u003cb\u003eExperience the myth and magic of antiquity's most alluring--and provocative--goddess as never witnessed before, in this gorgeously rendered, unflinching, and deeply vulnerable retelling from the author of \u003ci\u003eMother of Rome \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMedusa's Sisters.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo hundred years before the common era, Aphrodite surprises an itinerant sculptor with a shocking request: \u003ci\u003eHear my story, see me for who I truly am, and carve it into stone. \u003c\/i\u003eNever before has the goddess posed for her likeness, and as the artist works, she shares pieces of herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer greatest triumphs and most grievous mistakes. The truth behind the tales of her beneficence and vengeance. And the one epic romance that slips through her perfect fingers, time and time again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart memoir, part fantasy, and all heart, \u003ci\u003eAphrodite in Pieces\u003c\/i\u003e begs the eternal, essential questions: what do love and beauty truly mean? And can they last?","brand":"Lauren J a Bear","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47289757270252,"sku":"9780593638972","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780593638972.jpg?v=1770602119","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/aphrodite-in-pieces","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}