{"product_id":"b095nwx8tl","title":"The Sealwoman's Gift: the Zoe Ball book club novel of 17th century Iceland (182 POCHE)","description":"\u003cp\u003e***PRE-ORDER THE SHAPESHIFTER'S DAUGHTER, A POWERFUL REIMAGINING OF THE NORSE MYTH OF HEL OF THE UNDERWORLD. COMING NOVEMBER 2026***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA DEBUT CROWN |  THE BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD  | THE MCKITTERICK PRIZE |  THE PAUL TORDAY MEMORIAL PRIZE |  THE WAVERTON GOOD READ AWARD |  A ZOE BALL ITV BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'REMARKABLE' Sarah Perry\u003cbr\u003e\n'EXTRAORDINARILY IMMERSIVE'  Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\n'A REALLY, REALLY GOOD READ' BBC R2 Book Club'\u003cbr\u003e\n'LYRICAL'  Stylist\u003cbr\u003e\n'POETIC'  Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e1627. In a notorious historical event, pirates raided the coast of Iceland and abducted 400 people into slavery in Algiers. Among them a pastor, his wife, and their children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn her acclaimed debut novel Sally Magnusson imagines what history does not record: the experience of Asta, the pastor's wife, as she faces her losses with the one thing left to her - the stories from home - and forges an ambiguous bond with the man who bought her. Uplifting, moving, and sharply witty,  The Sealwoman's Gift speaks across centuries and oceans about loss, love, resilience and redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Sally Magnusson has taken an amazing true event and created a brilliant first novel. It's an epic journey in every sense: although it's historical, it's incredibly relevant to our world today. We had to pick it'  Zoe Ball Book Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Richly imagined and energetically told'  Sunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\n'The best sort of historical novel'  Scotsman\u003cbr\u003e\n'Compelling '  Good Housekeeping\u003cbr\u003e\n'An accomplished and intelligent novel' Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, author of  Why Did You Lie?\u003cbr\u003e\n'Vivid and compelling' Adam Nichols, co-translator of  The Travels of Reverend Ólafur Egilsson\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67938258550820,"sku":"YSL43159","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/2614\/7620\/files\/81GIosr-xzL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793283460","url":"https:\/\/booktavero.com\/products\/b095nwx8tl","provider":"BookTavero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}