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 A gripping feminist masterpiece -- Deborah Frances-White, The Guilty Feminist Natalie Haynes is swiftly becoming this generations 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 * The Washington Post * Haynes is the nations 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, author of A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived * The Week * If you are new to myths, then this is a learned, well-fashioned introduction, with many shining moments of subtle power * The Spectator * A joy to read: fast paced, cracking with emotion and tension -- Professor Michael Scott, classical scholar and author of Ancient Worlds: An Epic History of East and West 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, historian and author of A Visitor's Companion to Tudor England Breathtaking . . . Her writing isnt merely clever, or elegant, or (at times) extremely funny - though it is all of those things. Its also viscerally vivid. -- Catherine Nixey, author of Heresy: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God Haynes takes the baton from Renault and runs with it. Her modern take on antiquity is exquisitely informed without ever being research-heavy . . . Glorious! -- Damian Barr, author of Maggie & Me Haynes expertly crafts an emotional and vivid historical tale with high stakes and female empowerment at its core * Woman's Own *
