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Alice Albinia
From Neolithic Orkney, Viking Shetland, and Druidical Anglesey to the joys and strangeness of modern Thanet, The Britannias explores the farthest reaches of Britain's island topography, once known by the…
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The story of Britain told through its islands - a personal journey through an ancient landscape
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Longlisted for the Ondaatje Prize and the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction Shortlisted for the Stanford Travel Writing Award
A revelatory portrait of Britain through its islands, The Britannias weaves history…
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The Britannias tells the story of Britain's islands and how they are woven into…
Leela - alluring, taciturn, haunted - is returning to Delhi for the wedding of her husband’s niece. After so many years in New York, she knows her arrival will unsettle…
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A storm, a disappearance, a band of women and a remote island where anything is possible…
Alice Albinia is the most extraordinary traveler of her generation… . A journey of astonishing confidence and courage. -Rory Stewart
Steeped in the tradition of the Indian epic, yet modern and vastly entertaining. -The Times (London)
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From Tibet to Pakistan, a mesmerising history of the Indus River’s civilizations, emperors and explorers.
