'All my sense of the ancient world - its values, its style, the scent of its wars and passions - comes from Mary Renault' EMMA DONAGHUE
'This brilliant retelling of the story of Theseus, the king of Athens, brings Greek mythology vividly to life' New York Times
'She does not pretend the past is like the present, or that the people of ancient Greece were just like us. She shows us their strangeness; discerning, sure-footed, challenging our values, piquing our curiosity' HILARY MANTEL