This polyvocal approach certainly kept the novel fast-paced as I avidly uncovered more and more women and their stories.
A handy character list is included at the beginning which helped me keep track of who’s who! And that story deserves to be told.Īs soon as I started A Thousand Ships, the abundance of voices and perspectives reminded me of another firm favourite – Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo. From the most powerful goddess to the lowliest priest girl that serves her, each is irrevocably changed by the men’s war, each has a story. In A Thousand Ships, Natalie Haynes attempts to imagine, not one, but many voices for these women. The names of the Trojan war heroes echo down the centuries – Achilles, Odysseus, Agamemnon – while the women drawn into its devastation remain a footnote in all these songs and stories. I have sung of the forgotten, the ignored, the untold.” “Sing, Muse, he said, and I have sung … I have sung of the women, the women in the shadows. Purchases made through these links will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you – plus I only link to books I’ve read, reviewed and am sure you’ll enjoy!įormat: Hardback – from local independent bookshopĬontent Warnings: Graphic violence, suicide, grief, enslavement, sexual assault and rape, trauma, familial abuse, misogyny Please note that this post contains affiliate links.
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