Set in ancient Athens, The Goddess of Buttercups and Daisies is the new book from the celebrated author of The Good Fairies of New York and the Kalix Werewolf series.
This is Martin Millar at his best, gently poking fun while tugging at our heart strings, surprising us with sudden and sharp insights into the life of the outsider. It comes complete with a struggling playwright (a little-known bloke called Aristophanes), excess cavorting, an assortment of divinities, the odd Amazon and some truly execrable poetry. Fans of Kalix, here you will find no laudanum but a lot of drinking. No carnage, but plenty of intrigue and danger. And humour (of course). And a love story. And a few very troublesome phalluses.
Praise for Martin Millar
'These mortals do keep on writing.' - The Goddess Athena'It's not a bad book, I suppose.' The Poet Luxos (who might have given a more enthusiastic quote if Martin had let him write an introduction to the book LIKE HE PROMISED but unfortunately Martin is a prosaic soul with no true appreciation of lyric poetry)
'Is there any more wine?' - Aristophanes
- ISBN10 1619026279
- ISBN13 9781619026278
- Publish Date 1 May 2015 (first published 2 April 2015)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 14 April 2015
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Counterpoint
- Imprint Soft Skull Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 210
- Language English