{"title":"Books by Alice Albinia","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781788166614","title":"Cwen","description":"'Fantastic - a wonderful book' Lily Cole'Magical, rich and magnificent' Maxine Peake'A wild ride! She sees Graves' White Goddess and raises 50 with female magic and transformations' Margaret Atwood'A rare book, bold and powerful' Xiaolu Guo'Wild, original...a beautiful work' Neel MukherjeeSHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION 2022NOMINATED FOR THE OTHERWISE AWARD 2022  A storm, a disappearance, a band of women and a remote island where anything is possible.  On an unnamed archipelago off the east coast of Britain, Eva Levi has made it her life's work to build a community truly run by women. Now she has disappeared, rumours spread that it will be destroyed. But Cwen will never let that happen.  Cwen has been here longer than the civilisation she has returned to haunt. Her name has ancient roots, reaching down into the earth and halfway around the world. The islands she inhabits have always belonged to women. And she will do anything she can to protect them.  This remarkable novel is a portrait of female power and female potential, both to shelter and to harm. 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Sailing over borders, between languages and genres, trespassing through the past to understand the present, this book knocks the centre out to foreground neglected epics and subversive voices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ancient mythology of islands ruled by women winds through the literature of the British Isles - from Roman colonial-era reports, to early Irish poetry, Renaissance drama to Restoration utopias - transcending and subverting the most male-fixated of ages. \u003ci\u003eThe Britannias\u003c\/i\u003e looks far back into the past for direction and solace, while searching for new meaning about women's status in the body politic. Boldly upturning established truths about Britain, it pays homage to the islands' beauty, independence and their suppressed or forgotten histories.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308215644533,"sku":"9781846149115","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781846149115_23fdbdf3-3702-48a7-b879-37b186e0442e.jpg?v=1786029272"},{"product_id":"9781917044349","title":"Once Upon An Island","description":"Travel across oceans and through time with award-winning historian and storyteller Alice Albinia in her first children's book, Once Upon an Island.   Discover 20 wondrous islands - from the rugged landscape of the Orkney islands that people of the Stone Age once called home, to the sunny coasts of the Isles of Scilly. This captivating journey reveals islands as places of wonder and warning, rich with histories that have shaped the world far beyond their shores.   Perfect for curious explorers, map lovers and anyone enchanted by the magic of faraway places, Once Upon an Island is an unforgettable voyage through geography, history and story.   Featuring first person narratives and read-aloud maps, all brought to life with beautiful illustrations by Helen Cann. Islands include:1. Chiloé2. Waiheke3. Madagascar4. Lake Titicaca5. Samoa6. Tiwi7. Seychelles8. Amazon River Islands9. Mumbai10. Hawai'i11. Isla Mujeres12. Yonaguni13. Putuo14. Sicily15. Lesbos16. Vis17. Scilly18. Texel19. Orkney20. 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