# A Favourite of the Gods and A Compass Error

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- Book: [A Favourite of the Gods and A Compass Error](https://www.bookquiver.com/sybille-bedford/a-favourite-of-the-gods-and-a-compass-error) ([A Favourite of the Gods and A Compass Error.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/sybille-bedford/a-favourite-of-the-gods-and-a-compass-error.md))
- Authors: [Sybille Bedford](https://www.bookquiver.com/sybille-bedford), [Daniel Mendelsohn](https://www.bookquiver.com/daniel-mendelsohn)
- Publisher: nyrb_classics
- ISBN: 978-16-8137-056-9
- Pages: 512
- Published: 2017-07-11
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A Favourite of the Gods is the story of two generations of a single family, united by a strong matrilineal bond but divided by the customs of their differing nationalities. Anna Howland, the matriarch...