A Thousand Ships
02 May 2019
Imprint: Mantle
Synopsis
'A gripping feminist masterpiece' Deborah Frances-White
Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020
One of the Guardian's and TLS's 'Best Books of 2019'
In A Thousand Ships, broadcaster and classicist Natalie Haynes retells the story of the Trojan War from an all-female perspective, for fans of Madeline Miller and Pat Barker.
This was never the story of one woman, or two. It...
Details
02 May 2019
514 minutes
Natalie Haynes
9781509888856
Imprint: Mantle
Reviews
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 finishedMadeline 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.Observer
Haynes is master of her trade . . . She succeeds in breathing warm life into some of our oldest storiesTelegraph
Absorbing and fiercely feministGuardian