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Praise For Empires of the Indus "A magnificent book, a triumphant melding of travel and history into a compelling story of adventure and discovery." - Financial Times "Impressive and original.... In the course of her journey, Albinia encounters all kinds of danger, and at times her courage tips her into foolhardiness.... This, however, is the behaviour we expect of the best kind of travel writer." - Daily Telegraph "Spellbinding.... An impressive achievement." - New Statesman

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Praise For Empires of the Indus "A magnificent book, a triumphant melding of travel and history into a compelling story of adventure and discovery." - Financial Times "Impressive and original.... In the course of her journey, Albinia encounters all kinds of danger, and at times her courage tips her into foolhardiness.... This, however, is the behaviour we expect of the best kind of travel writer." - Daily Telegraph "Spellbinding.... An impressive achievement." - New Statesman
Autorenporträt
Alice Albinia is the award-winning author of Empires of the Indus, Leela's Book, and Cwen. Her writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, and National Geographic, among other publications. She lives in London.
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A dazzlingly brilliant book. Travelling by boat, swimming through kelp, riding on a fishing trawler, Alice Albinia takes us on an extraordinary journey around the British isles, revealing a liquid past where women ruled and mermaids sang and tracing the sea-changes of her own heart. Hannah Dawson