{"product_id":"boudica-dreaming-the-eagle","title":"Boudica: Dreaming The Eagle","description":"\u003cp\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\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 Bán, who carries with him a vision of the future that haunts his waking hours. \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\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54227051544920,"sku":"9780553814064","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780553814064.jpg?v=1764837911","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/boudica-dreaming-the-eagle","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}