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With Natalie Haynes, author of No Friend to This House
Come for an illuminating afternoon with acclaimed novelist and classicist Natalie Haynes as she discusses her new book, No Friend to This House, a bold retelling of the myth of Jason and his Argonauts who set sail to find the Golden Fleece. Based on the classic tragedy by Euripides, this is Medea as you've never seen her before.
The journey is filled with danger for Jason and everyone he meets, and 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 at a life together, but their love is steeped in vengeance, and no one—not even those closest to them—will be safe.
A Different Drummer Books will be on site with books for sale and signing after the talk.
Presented in collaboration with HarperCollins Canada
Natalie Haynes is the author of eight books, including the NYTimes nonfiction bestseller Pandora’s Jar, and the novels Stone Blind and A Thousand Ships, the latter of which was a national bestseller and short-listed for the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Haynes has written for the Times, the Independent, The Guardian, and the Observer. She lives in London, UK.
Explore Natalie Haynes in our collection
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