{"product_id":"psykhe-kate-forsyth-9780143776918","title":"Psykhe","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Psykhe is the perfect winter read.'\n\u003cbr\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'This romance is lush and forbidden, pushing and folding the peaks and troughs of the narrative to its final conclusion.'\n\u003cbr\u003eARTSHUB\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of Psyche and Eros has been told for more than two-and-a-half thousand years. Kate Forsyth infuses it with new vigour as a life-affirming celebration of female strength, sexual desire, and empowerment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not wise to anger the gods ... or to fall in love with one. \n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003ePsykhe has always been different. Fair as Venus, the goddess of love, and with the hard-won ability to save the lives of those of mortal blood, she is both shunned and revered.\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eWhen she unwittingly provokes Venus, she and her sisters lose everything. Psykhe must find a way to make amends and support her family. \n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eBefriended by an old woman, Nokturna, Psykhe finds herself irresistibly drawn to her young friend, Ambrose. But neither is what they seem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor Psykhe has fallen in love with a man whose face she is forbidden to see. After disobeying this injunction, she must risk everything to try to save him, even if it means travelling down to the shadowy Underworld to face Proserpina, queen of the dead.\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eThe way to the realm of the dead is easy. A thrust of a sword, a sudden fall, a careless bite of toadstool, and the soul is sucked away. It is the return journey that is difficult ....\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kate Forsyth","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45736302215411,"sku":"9780143776918","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9780143776918.jpg?v=1716840436","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/psykhe-kate-forsyth-9780143776918","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}