{"product_id":"the-sealwomans-gift-paperback","title":"The Sealwoman's Gift - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSally Magnusson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'REMARKABLE' Sarah Perry \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'EXTRAORDINARILY IMMERSIVE' \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'EPIC' Zoe Ball Book Club \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A REALLY, REALLY GOOD READ' BBC R2 Book Club' 'LYRICAL' \u003ci\u003eStylist \u003c\/i\u003e'POETIC' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sealwoman's Gift\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003espeaks across centuries and oceans about loss, love, resilience and redemption. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA DEBUT CROWN \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e THE MCKITTERICK PRIZE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE PAUL TORDAY MEMORIAL PRIZE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE WAVERTON GOOD READ AWARD \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA ZOE BALL ITV BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\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' \u003ci\u003eZoe Ball Book Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Richly imagined and energetically told' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The best sort of historical novel' \u003ci\u003eScotsman \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Compelling ' \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An accomplished and intelligent novel' Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, author of \u003ci\u003eWhy Did You Lie?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Vivid and compelling' Adam Nichols, co-translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Travels of Reverend Ólafur Egilsson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBestselling author, journalist and broadcaster Sally Magnusson has written several books for adults and children, most recently her \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eWhere Memories Go\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) about her mother's dementia, \u003ci\u003eThe Sealwoman's Gift\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), her acclaimed debut novel and \u003ci\u003eThe Ninth Child\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sally has inherited a rich storytelling tradition from her Scottish and Icelandic forebears. \u003ci\u003eThe Sealwoman's Gift\u003c\/i\u003e was a Radio 2 Book Club and ITV Zoe Ball Book Club selection, and was shortlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award, the Saltire Fiction Book of the Year, the Paul Torday Memorial Prize, the McKitterick Prize, the Waverton Good Read Award and the HWA Debut Fiction Crown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sally lives outside Glasgow. Loch Katrine and the surrounding area have long been a favourite haunt.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 7.84 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252375109881,"sku":"9781473638983","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/TjI5b2htcms5MzJIc0k1NzlWd2tIUT09.webp?v=1768685478","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-sealwomans-gift-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}