NATIONAL BESTSELLERAn NPR Best Book of the Year“Gorgeous.... With her trademark passion, wit, and fierce feminism, Natalie Haynes gives much-needed voice to the silenced women of the Trojan War.”—Madeline Miller, author of CirceShortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, this gorgeous mythological retelling of the Trojan War explores the conflict from the perspectives of the many women involved i...

Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2023"Haynes is master of her trade . . . She succeeds in breathing warm life into some of our oldest stories.”—Telegraph (UK)The national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships and Pandora's Jar returns with a fresh and stunningly perceptive Greek mythology retelling centered on the story of Medusa, the original monstered woman.They will fear you and fle...

Una donna sola corre nella notte, intorno a lei la sua città che brucia. Fuori dalle mura, la regina e altre sventurate attendono un destino che verrà deciso dai vincitori. È la caduta di Troia. Dieci interminabili anni di guerra sono giunti alla tragica conclusione, mentre le vicende dei protagonisti ispireranno, nei secoli a venire, le opere di artisti e scrittori. «Cantami, o Musa» invoca il sommo poeta Omero, che ha raccontato le gesta degli eroi. Ma Calliope, musa della poesia epica, ...

**Longlisted for the Women's Prize for FictionIn Stone Blind, the instant Sunday Times bestseller, Natalie Haynes brings the infamous Medusa to life as you have never seen her before.'Witty, gripping, ruthless' – Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale, via X (Twitter)**‘So to mortal men, we are monsters. Because of our flight, our strength. They fear us, so they call us monsters’Medusa is the sole mortal in a famil...

A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime’s legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors.This collection of twelve original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie’s Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery.· Naomi Alderman· Leigh Bar...

Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction**From a powerful all-female perspective, in A Thousand Ships, classicist and author of Divine Might, Natalie Haynes retells the story of the Trojan War – putting the women, girls and goddesses at the centre of the story.Perfect for fans of Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles and Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls.**This was never the story of one woman, or tw...

‘De blik van Medusa versteent niet, integendeel, het verhaal is warm en teder en vergevensgezind. En niet te vergeten, erg geestig.’**** De Limburger‘Deze spannende, zeer levendige en scherp geschreven roman werpt een verzachtend licht op Medusa.’ Zin Magazine‘De blik van Haynes op Medusa is een nieuwe waarheid, die we niet meer kunnen én willen vergeten.’ Nederlands Dagblad‘Wat H...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to, and how they sometimes made idiots of . . . but read on!”—Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's TaleThe national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships returns with a fascinating, eye-opening take on the remarkable women at the heart of classical stories Greek mythology from Helen of Troy to Pandora and the Amazons to Medea.In th...

**'Passionate and gripping' – Madeline Miller, bestselling author of CirceA powerful retelling of Oedipus and Antigone that casts fresh light on the women the myths overlooked. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes.**My siblings and I have grown up in a cursed house, children of cursed parents . . .Jocasta is just fifteen when she is ordered to marry the King of Thebes, an old man she has never me...

**In the many retellings of the Greek myths, the focus is generally on gods and heroes, but Natalie Haynes refocuses our gaze on the remarkable women at the centre of these ancient stories.'Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to!' – Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale**The Greek myths are among the world's most important cultural building blocks and they have been retold many times, but rarely do they focus on th...

‘Haynes neemt met humor en feministische zelfspot een hele reeks klassieke werken door op wat er over vrouwen staat. [...] Aanstekelijke en nog altijd noodzakelijke blikverruiming.’- Trouw‘Haynes legt in haar scherpe en grappige analyses de motieven van de vrouwen voor hun gedrag bloot. De kruik van Pandora is onmisbaar voor zowel ingewijden in de Griekse mythologie als lezers die kennis willen maken met de Griekse mythen.’ Het Parool

Avete mai pensato che magari Pandora non ha aperto di proposito lo scrigno coni mali del mondo, ma è semplicemente inciampata su un vaso senza coperchio? Vi è mai venuto in mente che Medea, come un’antica Beyoncé, forse non ha compiuto un gesto estremo per il puro piacere di fare del male, ma piuttosto per vendicarsi dell’uomo che per primo l’aveva ferita? E questo non vale solo per loro, ma anche per Giocasta, Elena, Medusa e Clitennestra, e poi ancora Euridice, le amazzoni, Fedra e Penel...