The book involves a reunion of the Godley family and the story is narrated by the gods Hermes, his father Zeus(god of sky & thunder) and mother Maia. I use the word story loosely, as Banville's tales always seem to be more character driven than plot driven. I rather enjoyed the God's interfence with the mortal characters, they toy with the humans like Banville does with language. His prose is extraordinarily good and despite the fact that I had to reference the dictionary more times than I was comfortable with, I still couldn't put the book down. I read Banville for the poetics, the lyricism of his language which transports me to another place and time. I realise some find Banville's writing tedious and haughty, but I find it rich, imaginative and elegant. If its language and its magical potency you're after then The Infinities comes highly recommended.