- Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Dell; Reprint edition (Dec 26 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0440241405
- ISBN-13: 978-0440241409
- Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 2.2 x 17.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 200 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #524,424 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Kim Green is an exceptionally talented writer who explores love, life, and friendships with wit and honesty. In Paging Aphrodite, she creates a world you will love to lose yourself in."—Theresa Alan, author of Who You Know and Spur of the Moment
From the Trade Paperback edition.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Book Description
Four strong women from different walks of life in Australia, London and San Francisco, they've all come to the breathtakingly beautiful isle of Corfu seeking the same thing—refuge. Between marriage woes, dead-end careers, and demanding families, these women need a vacation—a little sun, a few shots of Sambuca, and a couple of sexy Greek men will surely allow them to relax, right? Maybe not.
Australian Claire Dillon is 46, still has amazing legs, and is ready for a change. Her husband is having an affair with a 29-year old masseuse, and her gay son is looking for a father figure in a series of unsuitable boyfriends. When she takes off for Corfu in the middle of disaster, everyone says she's gone mad—and she's out to prove them right.
Parker Glass' marriage lasted eleven days, not exactly what the perfectionist interior designer from San Francisco had dreamed of. After a breakdown at work, her partner firmly suggests she use her scheduled honeymoon time for some much needed sun and relaxation in the Greek Isles. At first, the vacation seems just the thing for getting her life back on track... but sometimes the cure is worse than the disease.
Anya Soberanes is convinced she's cursed—how else could she still be looking for her soulmate? When her aunt finds her unconscious in her San Francisco apartment after inadvertently overdosing on sleeping pills and telenovelas, her parents give her an ultimatum: either take a vacation with her friend's sister Parker, or check into a mental-health facility. As Anya discovers, facing her fears is easy in Greece—it's making her dreams come true that's the hard part.
25-year old Londoner Kelah Morris wants more than anything to publish a brilliant novel and prove to her editor mother that she's destined for more than selling popcorn at the cinema. All Kelah needs is an escape from her overbearing parents, dead-end job, jailbird brother and just-published friends to free herself of her infamous writer's block. Butshe doesn't factor in the possibility of wild career success and true love on her island getaway.
Together, these four women discover that sometimes you need to get away from it all to discover what you really need.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Australian Claire Dillon is 46, still has amazing legs, and is ready for a change. Her husband is having an affair with a 29-year old masseuse, and her gay son is looking for a father figure in a series of unsuitable boyfriends. When she takes off for Corfu in the middle of disaster, everyone says she's gone mad—and she's out to prove them right.
Parker Glass' marriage lasted eleven days, not exactly what the perfectionist interior designer from San Francisco had dreamed of. After a breakdown at work, her partner firmly suggests she use her scheduled honeymoon time for some much needed sun and relaxation in the Greek Isles. At first, the vacation seems just the thing for getting her life back on track... but sometimes the cure is worse than the disease.
Anya Soberanes is convinced she's cursed—how else could she still be looking for her soulmate? When her aunt finds her unconscious in her San Francisco apartment after inadvertently overdosing on sleeping pills and telenovelas, her parents give her an ultimatum: either take a vacation with her friend's sister Parker, or check into a mental-health facility. As Anya discovers, facing her fears is easy in Greece—it's making her dreams come true that's the hard part.
25-year old Londoner Kelah Morris wants more than anything to publish a brilliant novel and prove to her editor mother that she's destined for more than selling popcorn at the cinema. All Kelah needs is an escape from her overbearing parents, dead-end job, jailbird brother and just-published friends to free herself of her infamous writer's block. Butshe doesn't factor in the possibility of wild career success and true love on her island getaway.
Together, these four women discover that sometimes you need to get away from it all to discover what you really need.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
What a sunny surprise!,
This review is from: Paging Aphrodite (Paperback)
I have to admit, I just expected this book to be yet another simple, unemotional, and (perhaps) humerous 'chick lit' without much substance... and my, was I ever (happily) wrong!This book has a great mix of beautiful Greek scenery and fabulous characters... Green writes in a way that transports the reader onto a Greek island, living right along with the characters. In a way, I almost felt as if I had a little vacation while reading this! (Which is what I feel a good book should do!) Each of the main characters are going through what seem to be their mid- or quarter- life crises and throughout their time on the Greek island of Corfu, they come to terms with themselves and their lives. Each of the characters were so believable (and ultimately likeable), I felt as though I lost contact with some friends once I finished reading the book! I was very touched and even inspired by this book and cant wait to re-read it many times over again!
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not what I expected,
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This review is from: Paging Aphrodite (Mass Market Paperback)
I chose this book because I like fiction where I can picture myself in the character's shoes and live a little vicariously through them. An adventure in Greece? Sounded pretty good to me.However I found that I didn't really care about characters in this book. I didn't care about their romantic prospects or involvements either. I've read books where I felt like I could almost get as excited about a situation or romance as the character, but in Paging Aphrodite, meh. Just didn't care. I also found it very unrealistic. For example, people don't usually fly to Greece to 'check on' someone they are worried about. That's an expensive trip! That said, I suppose it could be a good beach read. I just didn't fly through it as fast as I have with other 'easy read' books in the same genre.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A cure for whatever ails you,
By Tamara Hanson (Calgary, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Paging Aphrodite (Paperback)
I'm quickly realizing what a great author Kim Green is and have now decided to become a Kim Green groupie. I read Paging Aphrodite first and absolutely loved it. The characters are very distinct, the writing is excellent and witty, and the story is set up in a way to keep you reading. Now I'm reading Is that a Moose in your Pocket? and I'm having a hard time putting it down to write my own chick lit novel. Extremely good!
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