Natalie Haynes

Led by presenter James Naughtie, a BBC Bookclub audience in Glasgow speaks to the author Natalie Haynes about her 2019 novel - A Thousand Ships - which retells the ancient Greek myths from a woman's perspective. Penelope, Clytemnestra, Andromache and Cassandra among others, all make appearances, but their stories are given a new voice and a fresh emphasis. This is the Trojan war and its impact as never seen before. The book was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2020. Producer: Dom Howell Editor: Gillian Wheelan This was a BBC Audio Scotland production.

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Natalie Haynes is an episode from Bookclub by BBC.

This episode is 28:41 long.

This episode was published on May 4, 2025.

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