USA Book launch: For the Winner
Tuesday, 3rd October 2017, 7pm The Harvard COOP Bookstore, Level 3, 1400 Mass Ave, Cambridge MA 02138 Join us for the US launch of Emily's critically acclaimed novel, For the Winner! Free & open to the public: tickets available here. Some three thousand years ago, in a time before history, the warriors of Greece journeyed to the ends of the earth in the greatest expedition the world had ever seen. One woman fought alongside them. Abandoned at birth, Atalanta is determined to prove her worth to the father who cast her aside. Having taught herself to hunt and fight, and disguised as a man, she wins a place on the greatest voyage of that heroic age: with Jason and his band of Argonauts in search of the legendary Golden Fleece. With her unrivalled knowledge and captivating storytelling, Emily Hauser brings alive an ancient world where the gods can transform a mortal’s life on a whim, where warriors carve out names that will echo down the ages . . . and where one woman fights to determine her own fate. 'Kept me utterly absorbed. Here is a heroine to cheer for and a book to cherish.' Margot Livesey, author of THE FLIGHT OF GEMMA HARDY 'Hauser recreates one of the oldest tales in Greek myth with great skill and panache.' Sunday Times Inquiries: [email protected] |
Blackwell's Oxford: Meet the author
Thursday, 20th July 2017, 1–2pm Blackwell's Bookshop, 51 Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BQ, United Kingdom View map Join us for a discussion of Emily's latest novel, For the Winner, in conversation with Mai Musié – as well as an opportunity to meet the author and get your very own signed copy of this critically acclaimed novel. Tickets are free and are available here, subject to demand. Emily Hauser is an award-winning classicist and the author of the acclaimed FOR THE MOST BEAUTIFUL and FOR THE WINNER. Featured on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour and The Guardian alongside Colm Tóibín and Natalie Haynes, she is a Junior Fellow at Harvard and has won multiple awards including the University of Cambridge Chancellor's Medal. She lives in Boston MA with her husband. Some three thousand years ago, in a time before history, the warriors of Greece journeyed to the ends of the earth in the greatest expedition the world had ever seen. One woman fought alongside them. Here is the legend of Jason and the Argonauts as never told before: the true story of the princess who became a warrior, who sailed and fought alongside Jason and Theseus and Peleus, father of Achilles, and who ultimately ran a race that would decide her destiny. Based on the myths of the ancient Greeks, For the Winner brings alive an archaic world where the gods can transform a mortal's life on a whim, where warrior heroes carve out names that will echo down the ages . . . and where one woman fights to determine her own fate. 'Kept me utterly absorbed. Here is a heroine to cheer for and a book to cherish.' Margot Livesey, author of THE HOUSE ON FORTUNE STREET and THE FLIGHT OF GEMMA HARDY 'Fascinating and innovative . . . Filled with intellectual erudition, passion and unparalleled imagination.' Antony Makrinos, Fellow in Classics at UCL 'A brilliant, epic tale full of breath-taking action . . . This gem of a book will leave you desperate for the next Emily Hauser novel.' Crystal King, author of FEAST OF SORROW |
USA Book launch: For the Most Beautiful
Tuesday, 10th January 2017, 7pm The Harvard COOP Bookstore, Level 3, 1400 Mass Ave, Cambridge MA 02138 Join us for the launch of Emily's debut novel in the US! Free & open to the public. Emily Hauser is a classicist, author and researcher, currently completing her Ph.D. in Classics at Yale University. She studied at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and at Harvard University as a Fulbright Scholar from 2010-2011. Emily received a double first with distinction at Cambridge and was awarded the University of Cambridge Chancellor's Medal for Proficiency in Classical Learning. For The Most Beautiful is her first book, a fictional reworking of the Iliad. The legend of the Trojan War - peopled with gods and heroes - is one of the greatest of stories and in this thrillingly imagined and startlingly original debut novel, a brilliant new voice tells the story of Troy from a unique perspective – from that of the women caught up in this epic tale . . . "Fascinating... highly convincing... Hauser's novel [has] real edge and originality" — Nick Rennison, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE Inquiries: [email protected] |
Meet the author: Emily Hauser
Wednesday 13th July 2016, 7 pm
Red Lion Books, Colchester UK
Emily Hauser attended Colchester Royal Grammar School and then went on to study ancient history at Cambridge under Mary Beard. She now teaches and researches at Yale University in the USA. We are really pleased to welcome her to Red Lion Books for the launch of the paperback edition of her first novel, which relates the legendary tale of Troy in a wonderfully original way.
Three thousand years ago a war took place that gave birth to legends – to Achilles, the greatest of the Greeks, and Hector, prince of Troy. It was a war that shook the very foundations of the world. But what if there was more to this epic conflict? What if there was another, hidden tale of the Trojan War? Now is the time for the women of Troy to tell their story.
Thrillingly imagined and startlingly original, For the Most Beautiful reveals the true story of Troy for the first time. The story of Krisayis, daughter of the Trojans’ High Priest, and of Briseis, princess of Pedasus, who fight to determine the fate of a city and its people in this ancient time of mischievous gods and mythic heroes. In this novel full of passion and revenge, loyalty and betrayal, bravery and sacrifice, Emily Hauser breathes exhilarating new life into one of the greatest legends of all – in a tale that has waited millennia to be told.
“Brings ancient Troy wildly, raucously, passionately alive.” (Manda Scott, author of Boudica).
This is a free event but numbers are limited so please contact [email protected] to reserve your ticket.
Wednesday 13th July 2016, 7 pm
Red Lion Books, Colchester UK
Emily Hauser attended Colchester Royal Grammar School and then went on to study ancient history at Cambridge under Mary Beard. She now teaches and researches at Yale University in the USA. We are really pleased to welcome her to Red Lion Books for the launch of the paperback edition of her first novel, which relates the legendary tale of Troy in a wonderfully original way.
Three thousand years ago a war took place that gave birth to legends – to Achilles, the greatest of the Greeks, and Hector, prince of Troy. It was a war that shook the very foundations of the world. But what if there was more to this epic conflict? What if there was another, hidden tale of the Trojan War? Now is the time for the women of Troy to tell their story.
Thrillingly imagined and startlingly original, For the Most Beautiful reveals the true story of Troy for the first time. The story of Krisayis, daughter of the Trojans’ High Priest, and of Briseis, princess of Pedasus, who fight to determine the fate of a city and its people in this ancient time of mischievous gods and mythic heroes. In this novel full of passion and revenge, loyalty and betrayal, bravery and sacrifice, Emily Hauser breathes exhilarating new life into one of the greatest legends of all – in a tale that has waited millennia to be told.
“Brings ancient Troy wildly, raucously, passionately alive.” (Manda Scott, author of Boudica).
This is a free event but numbers are limited so please contact [email protected] to reserve your ticket.