The Children of Jocasta
In The Children of Jocasta, Natalie Haynes takes a fresh perspective on an ancient story, reimagining in gripping prose how the Oedipus and Antigone stories would look if the oft-overlooked female characters took centre stage. Retelling the myth to reveal a new side of an ancient story . . .
My siblings and I have grown up in a cursed house, children of cursed parents . . .
Jocasta is just fifteen when she is told that she must marry the King of Thebes, an old man she has never met. Her life has never been her own, and nor will it be, unless she outlives her strange, absent husband.
Ismene is the same age when she is attacked in the palace she calls home. Since the day
With the turn of these two events, a tragedy is set in motion. But not as you know it.
Product details
Format
Hardback
| 352 pages
Dimensions
135
x 216
x 29mm
| 486g
Publication date
04 May 2017
Publisher
Pan MacMillan
Imprint
Mantle
Publication City/Country
London, United Kingdom
Language
English
Edition statement
Main Market Ed.
ISBN10
1509836152
ISBN13
9781509836154
Bestsellers rank
99,782
