Why Join?

  • Add New Books

  • Write a Review

  • Backpack Reading Lists

  • Monthly Newsletter

Join Now

Aphrodite’s Hat

Aphrodite’s Hat

Author(s): Salley Vickers

Location(s): Europe

Genre(s): Short Stories

Era(s): Various

Location

Content

The stories in this long-awaited collection by Salley Vickers all deal with psychological aspects of love: love given and withheld, love craved and lost, love met and disappointed: the differing shades of loves between friends, between parents and children, between children and other adults: love even, in one case, for a pet.

Psychologically acute, sharply written in lucid and often witty prose, these stories, set in Venice, Greece and Rome as well as London and the English countryside, take us into the complex geography of the human heart. Sometimes joyous and humorous, sometimes melancholy and poignant, this collection confirms Salley Vickers’ reputation as one of our most subtle and engaging writers.

Review this Book

To review this book, please

Log in

Book Reviews

Lead Review

‘A deceptively wild, seamlessly well-crafted collection’ The Times

Read review