{"product_id":"9781529089523-irresistible-monsters-creatures-in-greek-myth","title":"Irresistible Monsters","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreatures in Greek Myth\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Women's Prize-shortlisted and bestselling author Natalie Haynes, a razor-sharp romp through the monsters we know, love and fear from the fable stories of the ancient world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Natalie Haynes is both a witty and an erudite guide. She wears her extensive learning lightly and deftly drags the Classics into the modern world’ Kate Atkinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom snaky Echidna – mother of monsters – to the fearsome Minotaur, the strange and terrible creatures of Greek myths have been grabbing our attention for thousands of years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Irresistible Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling author, broadcaster and passionate classicist Natalie Haynes turns her inimitable gaze on the inhuman, and reveals that even the things we thought we knew aren’t necessarily so: a Cyclops doesn’t always have one eye, and Cerberus doesn’t start out with three heads.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong the way, she examines how we think about monsters: what makes a monster, and why do we need them? Do they subvert the world as we know it, or subtly reinforce our expectations? Is a monster human or animal, mortal or divine? And how do you defeat a multi-headed snake when it has a giant crab as its henchman?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57422180188534,"sku":"9781529089523","price":16.62,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41566450_0853040e-d551-4b3a-a5b6-9f5a223ecee0.jpg?v=1781146758","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529089523-irresistible-monsters-creatures-in-greek-myth","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}