Emily Hauser studied Classics at Cambridge, where she was taught by Mary Beard. She then went to Harvard as a Fulbright Scholar and now teaches at Yale, where she is completing her PhD in Classics. She has won several prizes for her academic work, including the University of Cambridge Chancellor's Medal and the Alice Derby Lang Essay Prize at Yale. For the Most Beautiful--the first book in the Golden Apple trilogy--is her debut novel. She lives in New Haven, Connecticut.
"A brilliant reimagining of the Iliad, faithful to the original yet
completely accessible. A lively new take on a classic."--Terence
Hawkins, author of 'The Rage of Achilles'
"A fresh reinterpretation of the story of the Trojan War and the
fall of Troy. Hauser's characters are brave, willful, sometimes
foolish, impulsive, and utterly relatable, and her portrayal of the
manipulative, capricious gods is particularly wonderful.
Extensively researched and based on many of the minor characters of
Homer's great work, this quick-paced, enthralling retelling will
attract readers who loved Madeline Miller's The Song of
Achilles."-- "Library Journal (starred)"
"In the vein of authors like Marion Zimmer Bradley and Ursula K. Le
Guin, For the Most Beautiful gives this well-worn tale new life."--
"Bookreporter"
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