{"product_id":"boudica-dreaming-the-eagle","title":"Boudica: Dreaming The Eagle","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780553814064\u003cbr\u003eFormat: A-format paperback\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2004\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eSet in Iron-Age Britain, the first novel in a magnificent new series recounting the life of Boudica, Britain's first warrior queen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn AD 60, Boudica, war leader of the Eceni, led her people in a final bloody revolt against the occupying armies of Rome. It was the culmination of nearly twenty years of resistance against an occupying force that sought to crush a vibrant, complex civilization and replace it with the laws, taxes and slavery of the Roman Empire. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGloriously imagined, \u003ci\u003eBoudica- Dreaming the Eagle \u003c\/i\u003erecreates the beginnings of a story so powerful its impact has survived through the ages, recounting the journey to adulthood of Breaca, who at twelve kills her first warrior, and her sensitive, skilful half-brother Ban, who carries with him a vision of the future that haunts his waking hours. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the company of a supreme storyteller, the reader is plunged into the unforgettable world of tribal Britain in the years before the Romans came- a twilight world of Dreamers and the magic of the gods; a world where horses and dogs and the landscape itself become characters in their own right; where warriors fight for honour as much as victory. Above all, it is a world of passion and courage and spectacular, heart-felt heroism pitched against overwhelming odds. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eManda Scott's \u003ci\u003eBoudica\u003c\/i\u003e will tell the extraordinary, resounding story of Britain's first and greatest warrior queen, the woman who remains one of the great female icons - to read it is to discover our history, to learn about ourselves and our heritage.","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41775622750341,"sku":"PR397077","price":43.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TNX9SCX5K8IL.jpg?v=1784730323","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.com.au\/products\/boudica-dreaming-the-eagle","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}