A Thousand Ships

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 generation’s 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 nation’s 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 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, 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 *

Natalie Haynes is a writer and broadcaster. She is the author of The Amber Fury, which was shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize; The Children of Jocasta, a feminist retelling of the Oedipus and Antigone stories; and a non-fiction book about Ancient History, The Ancient Guide to Modern Life. She has written and presented four series of the BBC Radio 4 show, Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics. In 2015, she was awarded the Classical Association Prize for her work in bringing Classics to a wider audience. A Thousand Ships is her third novel.

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