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The Children of Jocasta

The Children of Jocasta

Natalie Haynes
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Thebes is a city in mourning, still reeling from a devastating plague that invaded every home & left the survivors devastated & fearful. This is the Thebes that Jocasta has known her entire life, a city ruled by a king—her husband-to-be.   

Jocasta struggles through this miserable marriage until she is unexpectedly widowed. Now free to choose her next husband, she selects the handsome, youthful Oedipus. When whispers emerge of an unbearable scandal, the very society that once lent Jocasta its support seems determined to destroy her.  

Ismene is a girl in mourning, longing for the golden days of her youth, days spent lolling in the courtyard garden, reading & reveling in her parents’ happiness & love. Now she is an orphan & the target of a murder plot, attacked within the very walls of the palace. As the deadly political competition swirls around her, she must uncover the root of the plot—& reveal the truth of the curse that has consumed her family.   

The novel is based on Oedipus Tyrannus & Antigone, two of Classical Greece’s most compelling tragedies. Told in intersecting narratives, this reimagining of Sophocles’s classic plays brings life and voice to the women who were too often forced to the background of their own stories.   

“After 2 & a half millennia of near silence, Jocasta Ismene are finally given a chance to speak . . . Haynes’s Thebes is vividly captured. In her excellent new novel, she harnesses the mutability of myth.” —The Guardian   

Natalie Haynes is the author of The Amber Fury, which was shortlisted for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year award, & a non-fiction book about Ancient History, The Ancient Guide to Modern Life. She has written & presented two series on BBC Radio 4. In 2015, she was awarded the Classical Association Prize for her work in bringing Classics to a wider audience.

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年:
2017
出版社:
Mantle, Pan Macmillan
言語:
english
ページ:
320
ISBN:
N8W2DWAAQBAJ
ファイル:
EPUB, 416 KB
IPFS:
CID , CID Blake2b
english, 2017
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