The Children of Jocasta

Natalie Haynes

Original title: The children of Jocasta

earliest edition we have, 2017 Pan Macmillan, 2017

Retelling of Oedipus and Antigone from the perspectives of the women the myths overlooked. Thebes is a city in mourning, still reeling from a devastating attack of plague that invaded every home and left the survivors devastated and fearful. This is the Thebes that Jocasta has known her entire life, a city ruled by a king--her husband-to-be. Jocasta struggles through this miserable marriage until she is unexpectedly...

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Editions we hold

Children of Jocasta edition · 2021 · Pan Macmillan · 9781529057133
The Children of Jocasta edition · 2018 · Europa Editions, Incorporated · 304 pages · 9781609454807
The Children of Jocasta paperback · 2018 · Picador · 304 pages · 9781509836178
Children of Jocasta edition · 2018 · Europa Editions, Incorporated · 320 pages · 9781609454814
Children of Jocasta edition · 2017 · Pan Macmillan · 304 pages · 9781509836161
Children of Jocasta edition · 2017 · Pan Macmillan · 9781509836185
Children of Jocasta edition · 2017 · Pan Macmillan · 348 pages · 9781509836154

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