My Year With The Gods

De: Holden Braithwaite

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Refined exotic escapism in an intense, adult, character-driven study of the absurd where humorous overtones mask a graphic, deeply subversive, perverse undercurrent in an ancient world adventure and epic love story like no other. Cursed from birth to remember everything except his own name an 11-year-old village idiot ('savant fou') creates chaos, outrage and regime change in Eudaemon (Aden) in 534CE when he, Andromeda and Scheherazade, goddesses of the hunt and fables join Hermes, messenger of the gods in his epic search for his long lost true love, Lesbia. Discovering on their chaotic way the scrolls containing the true Epectesy of St. Gregory of Nyssa, revealing something so shocking and socially explosive it was hidden for centuries. ". . . Master swordsmen masquerading as wandering charioteers, wild beautiful goddesses rescued from slaver's dungeons, and now pearl-diving nuns on desert islands; clearly in the last 15 minutes of visceral mayhem and magic my miserable life had turned the corner into the fast lane." ". . . This would be a honeymoon on the beach few would forget in a hurry. “Master Farouk, I have another for her cousin Juhanah,” I said, holding up the large gold coin. “But she’s not here.” Farouk blinked. “She’s . .” He looked at Sahar. “Mother, where’s Juju?” “Where she always is when she’s not growing flowers or spying. She’s swinging.” Demetrius, who was there with the serenely beautiful Qadr reached out and took the coin from my hand. “Kid. Did I ever tell you the story of this?” he said, breaking the heavily pregnant silence. “No, master. I’ve never seen one like it before.” “Nobody has,” he said, biting it. “Because this was part of only ten ever struck by the Imperial Mint in Rome five hundred years ago on the command of Emperor Vespasian. But they were stolen and disappeared without trace before they could be released to commemorate the opening of the world’s first public toilets. . . . And as such are collectibles beyond price.” This was very comforting to know. Suddenly from being orphans with a very grim future, Hani and I had acquired an ocean-going yacht, a horse which spoke Greek and flew, priceless antiquities and a collection of morally corrosive literature even a pope would envy.. ." Top UK Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars By IAN JAMES BRADY on 24 April 2016 Verified Purchase Perfectly perfect performance. 5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars By Brenda Potter on 23 April 2016 Verified Purchase Lovely story to read x Your review is welcome