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Stone Blind
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Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023 "Haynes is master of her trade . . . She succeeds in breathing warm life into some of our oldest stories." -- Telegraph (UK) The national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships and Pandora's Jar returns with a...
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Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023
"Haynes is master of her trade . . . She succeeds in breathing warm life into some of our oldest stories." -- Telegraph (UK)
The national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships and Pandora's Jar returns with a fresh and stunningly perceptive Greek mythology retelling centred on the story of Medusa, the original monstered woman.
They will fear you and flee you and call you a monster.
The only mortal in a family of gods, Medusa is the youngest of the Gorgon sisters. Unlike her siblings, Medusa grows older, experiences change, feels weakness. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know.
When the sea god Poseidon assaults Medusa in Athene's temple, the goddess is enraged. Furious by the violation of her sacred space, Athene takes revengeβon the young woman. Punished for Poseidon's actions, Medusa is forever transformed. Writhing snakes replace her hair and her gaze will turn any living creature to stone. Cursed with the power to destroy all she loves with one look, Medusa condemns herself to a life of solitude.
Until Perseus embarks upon a fateful quest to fetch the head of a Gorgon . . .
In Stone Blind, classicist and comedian Natalie Haynes turns our understanding of this legendary myth on its head, bringing empathy and nuance to one of the earliest stories in which a womanβinjured by a powerful manβis blamed, punished, and monstered for the assault. Delving into the origins of this mythic tale, Haynes revitalises and reconstructs Medusa's story from multiple perspectives with her passion and fierce wit, creating a timely feminist fantasy that speaks to us today.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780063258402
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 February 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Collins
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 193.0mm
Weight: 272g
Pages: 384
About the Author
Natalie Haynes is the author of eight books, including the nonfiction work Pandora's Jar, which was a New York Times bestseller, and the novels A Thousand Ships, which was a national bestseller and short-listed for the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction, and Stone Blind. She has written and recorded twelve series of Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics for the BBC. Haynes has written for the Times, the Independent, The Guardian, and the Observer. She lives in London.
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