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Natalie Haynes - A Thousand Ships (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction.
Haynes’s piercingly observant all-female retelling of the Trojan War draws compelling parallels between the inner lives of women caught in the conflict and modern attitudes to sex and gender.
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.
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.
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- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Very Good (Almost As New)
- Category : Fiction - Historical Fiction
- Published : 2019 (This Edition 2020 - Picador)
- ISBN : 9781509836215
- SKU : B003346
- PPC : SP300gm
- RRP : £9.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"A gripping feminist masterpiece." - Deborah Frances-White, The Guilty Feminist.
"With her trademark passion, wit, and fierce feminism, Haynes gives much-needed voice to the silenced women of the Trojan War. Her thoughtful portraits will linger with you long after the book is finished." - Madeline Miller, author of Circe.
"Natalie Haynes is swiftly becoming this generation’s Mary Renault; her retelling of the Trojan war from an all-female perspective, A Thousand Ships, is her best yet." - The Observer.
"Haynes is master of her trade . . . She succeeds in breathing warm life into some of our oldest stories." - The Telegraph.
"Absorbing and fiercely feminist." - The Guardian.
"The forgotten women are vividly brought to life in this moving, intelligent and witty book." - Martha Kearney, BBC Radio 4.
"Elegant, intelligent . . . Haynes combines a wide-ranging knowledge of the original myths with a gift for compelling narrative." - The Times.
"A sparkling narrative . . . A Thousand Ships blows the dust off the classics." - Washington Post.
"Haynes is the nation’s great muse, and her latest retelling of the story of Troy told from the perspective of Helen and the women of The Iliad is beautiful." - Adam Rutherford, The Week.
"If you are new to myths, then this is a learned, well-fashioned introduction, with many shining moments of subtle power." - Spectator.
"A joy to read: fast paced, cracking with emotion and tension." - Professor Michael Scott.
"Here, in this treat of a book, the women take centre stage - and how brilliantly . . . Natalie Haynes brings them to witty, lyrical, scintillating life . . . A book to both savour and devour." - Suzannah Lipscomb.
The Author
Natalie Haynes is a British author, classicist, broadcaster and comedian, best known for her retellings of ancient myths.