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Lovely War / Julie Berry.

Berry, Julie, 1974- (author.).

Summary:

The Greek goddess Aphrodite recounts two tales of tragic love during WWI to her husband, Hephaestus, and her lover, Ares, in a luxe Manhattan hotel room at the height of World War II. She seeks to answer the age-old question: "Why are Love and War eternally drawn to one another?" but her quest for a conclusion that will satisfy her jealous husband uncovers a multi-threaded tale of prejudice, trauma, and music revealing that War is no match for the power of Love.

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  • ISBN: 9780698157484
  • ISBN: 0698157486
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (468 pages)
  • Publisher: New York : Viking, 2019.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-466).
Source of Description Note:
Print version record.
Subject: World War, 1914-1918 > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction.
Magic realism (Literature)
Romance fiction.
Mythology, Greek > Fiction.
Aphrodite (Greek deity) > Fiction.
Storytelling > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Racism > United States > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Racism > Europe > History > 20th century > Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918 > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION > Romance > Historical.
World War (1914-1918)
World War (1939-1945)
Magic realism (Literature)
Mythology, Greek.
Romance fiction.
Genre: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Historical.
Electronic books.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Romance fiction.
Historical fiction.
Romance fiction.

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