Synopsis
'Haynes is the modern embodiment of the best of Homer' – Radio Times
No Friend to This House is an extraordinary reimagining of the myth of Medea from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes.
This is what no one tells you, in the songs sung about Jason and the Argo. This part of his quest has been forgotten,...
Details
11 September 2025384 pages
9781529061550Imprint: Mantle
Reviews
Haynes’ Medea is especially striking – both fearless witch and desperate lover – capturing all the facets and contradictions of the character in the ancient sources . . . Another masterpiece from Haynes.Costanza Casati, author of Babylonia
Natalie Haynes is a once-in-a-generation storyteller, and No Friend to This House is her masterpiece. Haynes does not so much retell the myth of Medea as excavate it, layer by devastating layer, for truths both timeless and timely. This is a stunning novel that cuts to the bone.Dr. Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana
An incredible feat of story telling, bringing to life all the strands of the divine and human which led to one of the most fascinating myths of all time - MedeaMartha Kearney
Witty, gripping, ruthlessMargaret Atwood, bestselling author of The Testaments, on Stone Blind
