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Pandora’s Jar by Natalie Haynes

The intrigue with words and how one simple word can change a story had me from the start.  In PANDORA’S JAR, @nataliehaynesauthor  takes a historical look at 10 women featured in Greek mythology.  I loved her book A Thousand Ships and I’m hoping the research in this book on Medusa inspired Natalie Haynes to write a book featuring the snake-headed femme fatale.  Thank you, Partner  @bibliolifestyle @harperperennial   Synopsis: In Pandora’s Jar, the broadcaster, writer, stand-up comedian, and passionate classicist turns the tables, putting the women of the Greek myths on an equal footing with the men. With wit, humor, and savvy, Haynes revolutionizes our understanding of epic poems, stories, and plays, resurrecting them from a woman’s perspective and tracing the origins of their mythic female characters. She considers Helen of Troy, whose marriage to Paris “caused” the Trojan war—a somewhat uneven response to her decision to leave her husba...