The sealwoman's gift
Magnusson, Sally2018
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There is a true incident in Icelandic history little known outside their culture. In 1627, Barbary pirates raided an island off the Iceland coast - and abducted the 400 inhabitants into slavery in Algiers. Among them was a pastor, his wife and their three children. The pastor was sent back on a failed mission to seek ransom. But what actually happened to the women and children - what was their fate? Sally Magnusson has filled that gap in history with a truly stunning debut. Captive in an alien Arab culture, the pastor's wife meets the unravelling of her identity and the least bearable of losses - her three children - with the one thing she has brought from home: the stories in her head. Until one day she is faced with an impossible choice. A marvelous and surprising book about loss and love and the eternal power of storytelling to help us survive some of the worst of times.
Main title:
The sealwoman's gift / Sally Magnusson.
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Imprint:
London : Two Roads , 2018.
Collation:
360 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781473638952 (hbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
649055