{"product_id":"irresistible-monsters","title":"Irresistible Monsters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Natalie Haynes is both a witty and an erudite guide. She wears her extensive learning lightly and deftly drags the Classics into the modern world’ - Kate Atkinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom snaky Echidna – mother of monsters – to the fearsome Minotaur, the strange and terrible creatures of Greek myths have been grabbing our attention for thousands of years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Irresistible Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling author, broadcaster and passionate classicist Natalie Haynes turns her inimitable gaze on the inhuman, and reveals that even the things we thought we knew aren’t necessarily so: a Cyclops doesn’t always have one eye, and Cerberus doesn’t start out with three heads.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong the way, she examines how we think about monsters: what makes a monster, and why do we need them? Do they subvert the world as we know it, or subtly reinforce our expectations? Is a monster human or animal, mortal or divine? And how do you defeat a multi-headed snake when it has a giant crab as its henchman?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57504910377333,"sku":"9781529089523","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529089523.jpg?v=1786953828","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/irresistible-monsters","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}