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 widowed.
Haynes balances a fresh take on the material with a deep love for her sources, wearing her scholarship with grace, and giving new voice to the often-overlooked but fascinating Jocasta and Ismene.”—Madeline Miller, New York Times ...
... Jocasta had inherited her mother's green eyes and perfectly shaped nose but her colouring was much darker , like her father , and to be truthful Jocasta was not really interested in clothes and hairstyles , although her mother was ...