The Children of Jocasta
04 May 2017Imprint: Mantle
Synopsis
In The Children of Jocasta, Natalie Haynes takes a fresh perspective on an ancient story, reimagining in gripping prose how the Oedipus and Antigone stories would look if the oft-overlooked female characters took centre stage. Retelling the myth to reveal a new side of an ancient story . . .
My siblings and I have grown up in a cursed house,...
Details
04 May 2017352 pages
9781509836161Imprint: Mantle
Reviews
Natalie Haynes takes on Sophocles in her vivid and affecting second novelFiction to look out for in 2017, Observer
Glorious, gripping and brutal . . . I loved itVictoria Derbyshire
New life is breathed into a powerful ancient story through Natalie Haynes's clever and vivid story telling.Martha Kearney
Nearly every page of Natalie Haynes's The Children of Jocasta could stand alone as poetry. This is a visceral, engrossing, and meticulously-crafted reimagining of two of the most important stories of all time. A truly remarkable featDr Amanda Foreman
