# The Children of Jocasta

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- Book: [The Children of Jocasta](https://www.bookquiver.com/natalie-haynes/the-children-of-jocasta) ([The Children of Jocasta.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/natalie-haynes/the-children-of-jocasta.md))
- Authors: [Natalie Haynes](https://www.bookquiver.com/natalie-haynes)
- Publisher: picador
- ISBN: 978-15-2905-713-3
- Pages: 352
- Published: 2021-09-24
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A passionate and gripping account of a famously dysfunctional family. 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.