Goddess, Deborah Hemming
Goddess, Deborah Hemming
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Goddess

Author: Deborah Hemming

Narrator: Ellie Gossage

Unabridged: 8 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/14/2023

Categories: Fiction, Women, Psychological


Synopsis

An entrancing novel about a wellness retreat on a remote Greek island hosted by a celebrity guru who is more than meets the eye.

On a flight to New York at the end of her first book tour, up-and-coming writer Agnes Oliver meets Jack Verity, the handsome filmmaker and ex-husband of Geia Stone, a famous actress turned wellness guru, whose popular lifestyle brand Goddess™ promotes controversial therapies and expensive beauty tools in the name of self-care and inner nourishment. Jack invites Agnes to a party in the Hamptons, where she meets Geia and finds herself welcomed into the guru's inner circle.

That summer, Geia arranges for Agnes to attend the Goddess™ Summit, an exclusive wellness retreat held on a remote Greek island. There, Agnes observes many strange happenings she can't explain, as one by one the other guests seem to fall under the spell of their enchanting host. When Agnes begins to discover who Geia really is, she realizes it's up to her to protect the other women at the summit from an unexpected and unwelcome fate. A propulsive and captivating story about beauty and influence, self-doubt and seduction, Goddess is the electrifying new novel from a talented writer to watch.

About Deborah Hemming

Deborah Hemming is the author of Throw Down Your Shadows, which was a finalist for the 2021 ReLit Novel Award. She studied English at McGill University and the University of King's College, and information studies at Dalhousie University. She lives in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, with her partner and son.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nic on January 02, 2023

A thriller where a Gwyneth Paltrow type heath guru hosts a mysteriously discreet retreat on the remote Greek island she’s from. It has all the fixings of an absolute page turner, and it was! This book had me hanging on right until the third act. Spoiler alert, there’s a supernatural element I just fo......more

Goodreads review by Caitlin on April 22, 2023

The build up seems long and drawn out with little return. It seemed like the author had a point to make, didn’t know how to make it so blurted it all out in a moment of verbal diarrhea at the end of the book. Interesting concept, poorly executed.......more

Goodreads review by Alexe (mtlbibliophile) on January 19, 2023

Review posted on my Instagram: Book Review: Goddess by Deborah Hemming What a fun read! @houseofanansi sent me this advance reading copy that comes out in February 2023. 🐍In this story, we follow Agnes, a first-time author who is struggling to write her next novel for which the deadline is quickly app......more

Goodreads review by Porshai on August 10, 2023

This is one of those books that I was throughly enjoying until I looked at the reviews and started second guessing myself. A lot of the reviews are asking so much of this book, when it was enjoyable as is. Sure the ending was a little lack luster for all that build up. And there is no genre either-......more

Goodreads review by Jeri on February 14, 2024

This book was difficult to finish. The first half of the book moved slowly, and we see a lot of mundane details. It’s this pace that did not prepare me for the second half of the book, which moved faster. A few things: 1. Owen takes up a lot of space without readers really being connected to that his......more