Her multi-faceted, multi-hued, and multi -period portrait of la Belle
Helene will capture the imagination of professional scholars and general
readers alike. I cannot recommend it too strongly.’
Professor Paul Cartledge,
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‘an entrancing tale of the ultimate pin-up’
Mail on Sunday - Book of The Week
‘a genuinely exciting historical narrative.’
Dr. Richard Miles, Sunday Telegraph
‘This book is a real tour de force. It combines astonishing erudition knowledge of the early classical world with a wonderful easy fluency of writing. It has taught me a lot and I have enjoyed every page.’
John Julius Norwich
‘The book triumphantly reclaims Helen from her traducers. Hughes’ portrait is as close to a real, living Helen as we are likely to get. In an increasingly sexualised culture, the questions Helen raises are more alive than ever’
Financial Times
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‘An extraordinarily comprehensive account of one of the most enigmatic women of all time; a brilliant and fascinating history.’
Robert Winston
‘I hope that many readers buy this book..,When Helen launched her “thousand ships” was she a “shameless hussy”?... Or, like her mother, was she a rape victim?...The answers have always depended on who you speak to and when, Hughes has them all.’
Peter Stothard, The Times
‘Hughes splendidly reclaims Helen from centuries of helpless victimhood’
The Observer
‘sensuous and gorgeous’
Tom Holland, The Sunday Times
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