A Thousand Ships
Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction
by Natalie Haynes
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Pub Date 23 Jul 2020 | Archive Date 14 May 2020
Pan Macmillan | Picador
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Description
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020
'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 Circe
One of the Guardian'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 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.
The devastating consequences of the Trojan War 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, in A Thousand Ships Natalie Haynes gives voices to the women, girls and goddesses who, for so long, have been silent.
Advance Praise
'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 stories' The Telegraph
'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
'Absorbing and fiercely feminist'
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 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
'Breathtaking . . . Her writing isn’t merely clever, or elegant, or (at times) extremely funny - though it is all of those things. It’s also viscerally vivid.'
Catherine Nixey
'This subversive reseeing of the classics is a many-layered delight'
Guardian
'Haynes takes the baton from Renault and runs with it. Her modern take on antiquity is exquisitely informed without ever being research-heavy . . . Glorious!'
Damien Barr
'If you are new to myths, then this is a learned, well-fashioned introduction, with many shining moments of subtle power'
Spectator
'Haynes expertly crafts an emotional and vivid historical tale with high stakes and female empowerment at its core'
Woman's Own
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781509836215 |
| PRICE | £10.99 (GBP) |
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