{"product_id":"9781529057133-the-children-of-jocasta","title":"The Children of Jocasta","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Viscerally Atmospheric Retelling of Greek Myth\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Women's Prize-shortlisted author Natalie Haynes comes a stunning reimagining of the Oedipus and Antigone myths, revealing a new side of an ancient story .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Passionate and gripping' – Madeline Miller, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCirce\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA powerful retelling of Oedipus and Antigone that casts fresh light on the women the myths overlooked. From the\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStone Blind\u003c\/i\u003e, Natalie Haynes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy siblings and I have grown up in a cursed house, children of cursed parents .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJocasta is just fifteen when she is ordered to marry the King of Thebes, an old man she has never met. But it is her duty to produce an heir, who will alter the course of her life forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIsmene is the same age when she is attacked in the palace she calls home. Since the day of her parents' tragic deaths, it had been the one place she felt safe. But with a single act of violence, all that is about to change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the turn of these two events, a tragedy is set in motion. But not as you know it .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A wonderful and inventive take on an ancient tale' – \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Haynes’s fascination with this long vanished world is evident in every line' – \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Glorious, gripping and brutal . I loved it' – Victoria Derbyshire, journalist and broadcaster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Natalie Haynes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Witty, gripping, ruthless' – Margaret Atwood, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, via X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The great champion of women in Greek myth' – \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A fierce feminist exploration of female rage, written with wit and empathy’ – \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945415258209,"sku":"9781529057133","price":8.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26965195.jpg?v=1735798130","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529057133-the-children-of-jocasta","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}