Paging Aphrodite

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Summary: Four Women on a Greek Island
Review: Four women - a Greek island filled with hunks - what can possibly go wrong? Plenty, if you consider what got them all to the island in the first place! 25-year old Kelah from London is dying to become a published writer. Maybe a beautiful island can help? Anya from San Francisco is convinced she is cursed in love - and after almost dying from an overdose, she has a choice: check into rehab, or go on vacation with her friend's sister Parker. Parker meanwhile has problems of her own - her husband of only 11 days has deserted her. So she decides, after some not-so-gentle prodding from her partner at the law firm, to go on vacation to a Greek island on what was supposed to be her honeymoon. 46-year old Claire Dillon from Australia also has man problems: her husband is cheating on her with a masseuse, her gay son hasn't spoken to his father in over 7 years, and Claire decides she needs to get away before she loses her mind.

Things don't quite go the way they are supposed to for these four women. Anya falls for a man who pined away for his ex-girlfriend, who has suddenly shown up on the island; Parker is very attracted to a man who refuses to let her be anything but a good friend; Claire finds that she still has a singing voice, and that she can have an affair with a very enigmatic singer named Andreas, who may not be as available as he seems; and Kelah discovers her best friend Boz may have more feelings for her than she ever imagined.

Join the four women in their struggle to find themselves, find peace, and perhaps find a few hunks on the tiny island of Corfu in Paging Aphrodite. Kim Green has thrown together the perfect recipe of sun, fun, love, angst, friendship and uncertainty in this book. I enjoyed it thoroughly, as the four main characters have a way of making you root for them.

There were many plot twists and turns in this book that really surprised me. If you are looking for a very unpredictable novel that will keep you reading until the very end - make sure to pick up a copy of Paging Aphrodite. You won't be disappointed. The characterization is excellent, the plot races along breathlessly, and the story is refreshingly distinctive. Highly recommended.