For The Most Beautiful

The city of Troy is about to fall. And only two people know how to save it . . .



Three thousand years ago a war took place where legends were born: Achilles, the greatest of the Greeks, and Hector, prince of Troy. Both men were made and destroyed by the war that shook the foundations of the world. But what if there was more to the tale of these heroes than we know? What if there was a secret story, hidden in the pages of Homer? What if there was another, true legend of the Trojan War?


Now the true story of Troy is told for the first time. Krisayis, the ambitious, determined daughter of the High Priest of Troy, and Briseis, loyal and passionate princess of Pedasus, interweave their tales alongside the classic story of the rage of Achilles and the gods of Olympus. What follows is a breathtaking tale of love and revenge, destiny and the determination to save their country as these two brave women, the heroes of the Trojan War and the gods themselves come face to face in an epic battle that will decide the fate of Troy.


For the Most Beautiful tells the compelling, page-turning, timeless legend of the Trojan War - a story full of action, shot through with tragedy and yet soaring with hope.

Born in Brighton and brought up in Suffolk, EMILY HAUSER studied Classics at Cambridge where she was taught by Mary Beard. She then went to Harvard as a Fulbright Scholar and now studies and teaches at Yale, where she is completing her PhD. For the Most Beautiful - the first book in the Golden Apple trilogy - is her debut novel.