The Children of Jocasta
22 March 2018Imprint: Macmillan Digital Audio
Synopsis
In The Children of Jocasta, Natalie Haynes retells the Oedipus and Antigone stories from the perspectives of the women the myths overlooked.
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...
Details
22 March 2018555 minutes
9781509888795Imprint: Macmillan Digital Audio
Reviews
Natalie Haynes takes on Sophocles in her vivid and affecting second novelFiction to look out for in 2017, Observer
Glorious, gripping and brutal . . . I loved itVictoria Derbyshire
New life is breathed into a powerful ancient story through Natalie Haynes's clever and vivid story telling.Martha Kearney
Nearly every page of Natalie Haynes's The Children of Jocasta could stand alone as poetry. This is a visceral, engrossing, and meticulously-crafted reimagining of two of the most important stories of all time. A truly remarkable featDr Amanda Foreman
