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A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
$19.99 NZD
Category: Fiction and NZ Fiction
'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. This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of all of them. . .In the middle of the night, Creusa wakes to f ...Show more
Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes
$39.99 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general | Reading Level: very good
'Natalie Haynes is the nation's muse' - Adam Rutherford The Greek myths are among the world's most important cultural building blocks and they have been retold many times, but rarely do they focus on the remarkable women at the heart of these ancient stories.Stories of gods and monsters are the mainstay ...Show more
Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes
$25.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction general
Natalie Haynes is the nation's muse' Adam Rutherford The Greek myths are among the world's most important cultural building blocks and they have been retold many times, but rarely do they focus on the remarkable women at the heart of these ancient stories. Stories of gods and monsters are the mainstay o ...Show more
The Amber Fury by Natalie Haynes
$37.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Reading Level: very good
When you open up, who will you let in? When Alex Morris loses her fiance in dreadful circumstances, she moves from London to Edinburgh to make a break with the past. Alex takes a job at a Pupil Referral Unit, which accepts the students excluded from other schools in the city. These are troubled, difficu ...Show more
The Ancient Guide to Modern Life by Natalie Haynes
$40.00 NZD
Category: World History
Whether political, cultural, or social, there are endless parallels between the ancient and modern worlds. Whether it's the murder of Caesar or the political assassination of Thatcher; the narrative arc of the hit "HBO Series", "The Wire", or that of Oedipus; the popular enthusiasm for the Emperor Titus ...Show more
The Ancient Guide to Modern Life by Natalie Haynes
$29.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Reading Level: very good
How modern are our lives? Or are we still living the lives our ancestors lived? It's time for us to re-examine the past. Our lives are infinitely richer if we take the time to look at what the Greeks and Romans have given us in politics and law, religion and philosophy and education, and to learn how pe ...Show more
The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes
$23.00 NZD
Category: Fiction and NZ Fiction
"[A] dark, elegant novel" of two women in ancient Greece, based on the great tragedies of Sophocles (Publishers Weekly).Thebes is a city in mourning, still reeling from a devastating plague that invaded every home and left the survivors devastated and fearful. This is the Thebes that Jocasta has known h ...Show more
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