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Natalie Haynes is a writer and broadcaster. She is the author of The Amber Fury, The Children of Jocasta, A Thousand Ships, which was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2020, and Stone Blind, which was longlisted for the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction. Her non-fiction includes, Pandora's Jar, a bestseller in both the UK and the US, and Divine Might. She has written and performed eleven series of her BBC Radio 4 show, Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics. In 2015 she was awarded the Classical Association Prize for her work in bringing Classics to a wider audience.
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 <i>Georgiana</i> Witty, gripping, ruthless -- Margaret Atwood, bestselling author of <i>The Testaments</i>, on <i>Stone Blind</i> 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 <i>Stone Blind</i> Inventive and playful . . . [and] very funny -- <i>The Times</i> on <i>Stone Blind</i> With her trademark passion, wit, and fierce feminism, Natalie Haynes gives much-needed voice to the silenced women of the Trojan War -- Madeline Miller, bestselling author of <i>Circe</i>, on <i>A Thousand Ships</i> Absorbing and fiercely feminist . . . A many-layered delight -- <i>The Guardian</i> on <i>A Thousand Ships</i> A sparkling narrative . . . A Thousand Ships blows the dust off the classics -- <i>The Washington Post</i> on <i>A Thousand Ships</i> Haynes balances a fresh take on the material . . . giving new voice to the often-overlooked but fascinating Jocasta and Ismene -- Madeline Miller, bestselling author of <i>Circe</i>, on <i>The Children of Jocasta</i> A wonderful and inventive take on an ancient tale -- <i>The Times</i> on <i>The Children of Jocasta</i> Glorious, gripping and brutal . . . I loved it -- Victoria Derbyshire, journalist and broadcaster, on <i>The Children of Jocasta</i> 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 <i>Babylonia</i>
