The book purports to be an autobiography of the life and times of Bacchus, "both back then, in the Ancient World", as well as over the intervening centuries. As god of wine, he is a borrower of form and substance and his story not only retells the myths that constitute his family history but is inevitably also interwoven with accounts and commentaries on all that is important to him. Thus mythology alternates with history, with explanations of ancient rites, commentaries on art and cuisine and accounts of wine-growing practices from different ages. As his story unfolds, these themes intertwine and echo down the centuries. Stylistically the diverse aspects of his story are held together through a style which, whilst for the most part crisp and lean, is capable of articulating sentiments such as fondness and regret and has its own brand of pithy humour. Appropriately for a Greek god, amid the apparent dryness, an impossible to avoid sheen of sensuality and poetry pervades all.

Manuscript length: just under 50,000 words. Currently being submitted to publishers.