{"product_id":"the-palace-of-eros-paperback","title":"The Palace of Eros - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaro de Robertis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It's a \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eliterary gift to see gender expansiveness depicted in an ancient myth with such grace and ease.\" --\u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFans of \u003ci\u003eCirce\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlack Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \"prepare to be astonished\" (R.O. Kwon, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Incendiaries\u003c\/i\u003e) with this bold and subversive feminist and queer retelling of the Greek myth of Psyche and Eros.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung, headstrong Psyche has captured the eyes of every suitor in town with her tempestuous beauty, which has made her irresistible as a woman yet undesirable as a wife. Secretly, she longs for a life away from the expectations of men. When her father realizes that the future of his family and town will be forever cursed unless he appeases an enraged Aphrodite, he follows the orders of the Oracle, tying Psyche to a rock to be ravaged by a monstrous husband. And yet a monster never arrives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Eros, nonbinary deity of desire, sees Psyche, she cannot fulfill her promise to her mother Aphrodite to destroy the mortal young woman. Instead, Eros devises a plan to sweep Psyche away to a palace, hidden from the prying eyes of the gods and outside world. There, Eros and Psyche fall in love. Each night, Eros visits Psyche under the cover of impenetrable darkness, where they both experience untold passion and love. But each morning, Eros flies away before light comes to break the spell of the palace that keeps them safe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore long, Psyche's nights spent in pleasure turn to days filled with doubts, as she grapples with the cost of secrecy and the complexities of freedom and desire. Restless and spurred by her sisters to reveal Eros's true nature, she breaks her trust and forces a reckoning that tests them both--and transforms the very heavens in this \"brilliant and luminous\" (Madeline Miller, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author) epic.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaro De Robertis is the award-winning and bestselling author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Palace of Eros\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe President and the Frog\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Cantoras\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. Their work has been translated into eighteen languages and has garnered numerous honors including a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, two Stonewall Book Awards, Italy's Rhegium Julii Prize, and the John Dos Passos Prize for Literature, which they were the first openly nonbinary person to receive. De Robertis is also an award-winning literary translator and a professor at San Francisco State University. They live in Oakland, California, with their two children. Find out more at CaroDeRobertis.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378965311590,"sku":"9781668035245","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/si5VvtJuom9781668035245.webp?v=1768912938","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-palace-of-eros-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}