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. 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. Here youll find book reviews, bookshelf tours, top 5. 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. Book Review: A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes MagicOfBooks 1.13K subscribers Subscribe 89 views 1 year ago Hi Welcome to MagicOfBooks. Natalie Haynes is the author of A Thousand Ships. Ten seemingly endless years of brutal conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over, and the Greeks are victorious.

In the middle of the night, Creusa wakes to find her beloved Troy engulfed in flames. This was never the story of one woman, or two. 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. Powerfully told from an all-female perspective, ‘ A Thousand Ships’ gives voices to the women, girls and goddesses who, for so long, have been silent. A classicist may think such a book is a crock, but the definition of epic is heroic great achievements narrated continuously and at great length. Buy this book from .uk to support The Reading Agency and local bookshops at no additional cost to you. The compelling narrative of A Thousand Ships is absolutely feminist and from an all-female perspective.

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