{"product_id":"sealwomans-gift-1","title":"Sealwoman's Gift","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sealwoman's Gift\u003c\/strong\u003e is a remarkable feat of imagination, described as 'uplifting, moving, and sharply witty'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet in \u003cstrong\u003e1627\u003c\/strong\u003e, this novel recounts a notorious historical event where pirates raided the coast of Iceland and abducted 400 people into slavery in Algiers. Among them were a pastor, his wife, and their children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSally Magnusson imagines what history does not record: the experience of Asta, the pastor's wife. She faces her losses with the one thing left to her - \u003cstrong\u003ethe stories from home\u003c\/strong\u003e - while forging an ambiguous bond with the man who bought her.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe HWA Debut Crown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Best First Novel Award\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe McKitterick Prize\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Paul Torday Memorial Prize\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Waverton Good Read Award\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book was also selected as a \u003cstrong\u003eZoe Ball ITV Book Club Pick\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \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.' - Zoe Ball Book Club.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e'A powerful tale of Barbary pirates ... richly imagined and energetically told' - Sunday Times.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e'An extraordinarily immersive read ... examining themes of motherhood, identity, exile and freedom' - Guardian.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e'Fascinating ... a really, really good read' - BBC R2 Book Club.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e'The best sort of historical novel' - Scotsman.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton General Division","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39664571220053,"sku":"9781473638983N","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/17bf5a87-f462-4177-95a3-507127a5c7db.jpg?v=1644260360","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/sealwomans-gift-1","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}