The resulting interweaving story is an epic of Shakespearean emotional depth and arresting visual imagery that nonetheless demonstrates the racism and sexism of the period. Vacillating between the present and the past, the goddess’s narrative centers on Aubrey, an African American musician Colette, a Belgian singer Hazel, a wide-eyed British pianist and her paramour, James, an aspiring architect (the latter three are white), who are all brought together by happenstance during the First World War. To exonerate herself of the crime of adultery, she weaves an intricate tale of mortal love during wartime that demonstrates the endurance of the human spirit. In a Manhattan hotel on the eve of World War II, Hephaestus catches his wife, Aphrodite, in a compromising position with his brother Ares. Love’s enduring power faces off against the horrors of war in this sumptuous Greek mythology–inspired romantic page-turner.
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