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A Thousand Ships: Natalie Haynes
A Thousand Ships: Natalie Haynes
hardback | English
Published:
2 May, 2019
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Description
In A Thousand Ships, broadcaster and classicist Natalie Haynes retells the story of the Trojan War from an all-female perspective.
This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of all of them...
In the middle of the night, Creusa wakes to find her beloved Troy engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years of brutal conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over, and the Greeks are victorious. Over the next few hours, the only life she has ever known will turn to ash . . .
The devastating consequences of the fall of Troy stretch from Mount Olympus to Mount Ida, from the citadel of Troy to the distant Greek islands, and across oceans and sky in between. These are the stories of the women embroiled in that legendary war and its terrible aftermath, as well as the feud and the fatal decisions that started it all...
Powerfully told from an all-female perspective, A Thousand Ships gives voices to the women, girls and goddesses who, for so long, have been silent.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781509836192 |
| ISBN10 | 1509836195 |
| Number Of Pages | 368 |
| Item Weight | 459 g |
| Product Dimensions | 140 x 38 x 218 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Mantle |
| Format | hardback |
| Edition | Main Market |
Media Reviews
Haynes is master of her trade, crafting perfect sentences and believable characters who speak and think in delicately nuanced language. [She] succeeds in breathing warm life into some of our oldest stories to show how remarkably little basic human relationships and emotions have changed * Telegraph *
Passionate and gripping . . . Haynes balances a fresh take on the material with a deep love for her sources -- Madeline Miller, Orange Prize-winning author of The Song of Achilles and Circe
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Author's Bio
Natalie Haynes is a writer and broadcaster. She is the author of The Amber Fury, which was shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize; The Children of Jocasta, a feminist retelling of the Oedipus and Antigone stories; and a non-fiction book about Ancient History, The Ancient Guide to Modern Life. She has written and presented four series of the BBC Radio 4 show, Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics. In 2015, she was awarded the Classical Association Prize for her work in bringing Classics to a wider audience. A Thousand Ships is her third novel.