TY  - BOOK
AU  - Berry,Julie
TI  - Lovely war
SN  - 9780451469939
PY  - 2019///
CY  - New York
PB  - Viking
KW  - Aphrodite
KW  - World War, 1914-1918
KW  - Fiction
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Mythology, Greek
KW  - Storytelling
KW  - Man-woman relationships
KW  - Racism
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Europe
KW  - Young adult fiction
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Romance fiction
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-466)
N2  - 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; In the perilous days of World Wars I and II, the gods hold the fates-- and the hearts-- of four mortals in their hands. They are Hazel, James, Aubrey, and Colette. A classical pianist from London, a British would-be architect-turned-soldier, a Harlem-born ragtime genius in the U.S. Army, and a Belgian orphan with a gorgeous voice and a devastating past. Their story, as told by goddess Aphrodite to her husband, Hephaestus, and her lover, Ares, is filled with hope and heartbreak, prejudice and passion, and reveals that, though War is a formidable force, it's no match for the transcendent power of Love. -- adapted from jacket
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