Author(s): Magnusson, Sally,
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 12/06/2018,
Pagination: 384 pages,
Series: N/A,
Imprint: Two Roads,
Published By: Hodder & Stoughton General Division,
Book Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, Myth & legend told as fiction
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781473638983
Description:

The debut novel of abduction and slavery set in 17th century Iceland and North Africa by Sunday Times bestselling author and broadcaster Sally Magnusson. 

1627. 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.

In 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.