Spectator
'very funny'
The Bookseller
`A sheer delight from the very start...an impressive debut'
The Daily Telegraph
'What makes the novel stand out - and it really does stand out -
is its originality and lightness of touch.'
is its originality and lightness of touch.'
Independent
'Very very funny and delightfully original...make you laugh and
give you a nice warm fuzzy feeling.'
give you a nice warm fuzzy feeling.'
The Times
'This book charms and provokes.'
Scotland on Sunday
`(An) absolutely delightful novel'
Metro
'Phillips executes it in light, humorous, limber prose...yet she
has also used this template and its associated Greek myths & stories to ask
bigger questions about death, what it means to believe, and the concept of
infinity.'
has also used this template and its associated Greek myths & stories to ask
bigger questions about death, what it means to believe, and the concept of
infinity.'
Daily Mail
'A zesty and original comic debut'
The Observer
'In the case of Marie Phillips, it is deserving of the hype...she
has done a spectacular job- funny and unpretentious, witty and readable.
Gods Behaving Badly lives up to its potential.'
has done a spectacular job- funny and unpretentious, witty and readable.
Gods Behaving Badly lives up to its potential.'
Marie Claire
`Smart and sparkly debut... Divine fun'.
Product Description
Being immortal isn't all it's cracked up to be. Life's hard for a Greek god in the 21st century: nobody believes in you any more, even your own family doesn't respect you, and you're stuck in a delapidated hovel in north London with too many siblings and not enough hot water. But for Artemis (goddess of hunting, professional dog walker), Aphrodite (goddess of beauty, telephone sex operator) and Apollo (god of the sun, TV psychic) there's no way out... Until a meek cleaner and her would-be boyfriend come into their lives, and turn the world literally upside down.
Gods Behaving Badly is that rare thing, a charming, funny, utterly original first novel that satisfies the head and the heart.
About the Author
Marie Phillips was born in London in 1976. She studied anthropology and documentary making, and worked as a TV researcher for several years. More recently she has worked as an independent bookseller whilst writing Gods Behaving Badly.
