Name: No Friend to This House
Price: 47.18 NZD
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Author: Natalie Haynes
ISBN: 9781529061543

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Physical Book

Author

Natalie Haynes

Publisher

Mantle

Year

2025

Language

English

Pages

384

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

24.2cm x 16.4cm

ISBN13

9781529061543

No Friend to This House

Natalie Haynes (Author) · Mantle · Hardcover

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Synopsis "No Friend to This House"

'This is what no one tells you, in the songs sung about Jason and the Argo. This part of his quest has been forgotten, by everyone but me.'

Jason and his Argonauts set sail to find the Golden Fleece. The journey is filled with danger, for him and everyone he meets. But if he ever reaches the distant land he seeks, he faces almost certain death.

Medea – priestess, witch, and daughter of a brutal king – has the power to save the life of a stranger. Will she betray her family and her home, and what will she demand in return?

Medea and Jason seize their one chance of a life together, as the gods intend. But their love is steeped in vengeance from the beginning, and no one – not even those closest to them – will be safe.

Haynes’ Medea is especially striking – both fearless witch and desperate lover – capturing all the facets and contradictions of the character in the ancient sources . . . Another masterpiece from Haynes. - Costanza Casati, author of Babylonia

Natalie Haynes is a once-in-a-generation storyteller, and No Friend to This House is her masterpiece. Haynes does not so much retell the myth of Medea as excavate it, layer by devastating layer, for truths both timeless and timely. This is a stunning novel that cuts to the bone. - Dr. Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana

An incredible feat of storytelling, bringing to life all the strands of the divine and human which led to one of the most fascinating myths of all time - Medea - Martha Kearney

A stunning, slowburning tale full of passion and vengeance - Woman & Home

The myth of Medea captivatingly retold (complete with the most beautifully foil-tipped pages) will completely reset your commute - Stylist

If there is one thing Natalie Haynes knows how to do, it is reposition the classics. And her latest offering, No Friend to This House, raises the bar even more . . . In the world of Greek tragedy, Medea is often considered one of the most complex and divisive characters. But Haynes’ No Friend To This House gives readers more to consider about her - Press Association

Witty, gripping, ruthless - Margaret Atwood, bestselling author of The Testaments, on Stone Blind

An exceptionally powerful retelling of Medusa's story, an emotional gut punch of a novel . . . It is a dazzling achievement - Elodie Harper, bestselling author of The Wolf Den Trilogy, on Stone Blind

Inventive and playful . . . [and] very funny - The Times on Stone Blind

Natalie Haynes

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Natalie Haynes es una escritora, comediante y divulgadora británica especializada en mitología y literatura clásica grecorromana. Estudió lenguas clásicas en la Universidad de Cambridge y construyó una trayectoria singular al combinar investigación académica con humor, radio y narrativa contemporánea. A través de novelas, ensayos y programas culturales para la BBC, se convirtió en una de las voces más reconocidas en la reinterpretación moderna de los mitos clásicos desde perspectivas femeninas. Su estilo destaca por acercar tragedias antiguas al lector actual sin perder complejidad histórica, demostrando que los dramas familiares griegos ya tenían suficiente caos mucho antes de existir las redes sociales.

Entre sus obras más celebradas se encuentra Las mil naves (A Thousand Ships), novela inspirada en la guerra de Troya narrada desde el punto de vista de las mujeres afectadas por el conflicto. El libro recibió gran reconocimiento internacional y fue finalista del Women’s Prize for Fiction. También destacan títulos como Stone Blind, centrado en Medusa, y Pandora’s Jar, ensayo sobre las figuras femeninas de la mitología griega. Haynes ha sido ampliamente valorada por rescatar voces olvidadas de los relatos clásicos y reinterpretarlas con inteligencia, ironía y sensibilidad contemporánea.

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