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**LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026**

'I've been waiting for a book like this.' FLORENCH WELCH
'Hopeful and inspiring, Finding Albion is a vital quest for more authentic stories of Britain.' CAROLINE LUCAS
'Finding Albion is the book we all need in 2026.' WEIRD WALK
'A profoundly inspiring meditation upon the lost soul of Britain... I loved every word.' MATTHEW GREEN


Zakia Sewell is on a quest for another Britain. Traversing the length and breadth of our island from Somerset to Scotland, she's seeking out a different story - one that lies beyond divisive national myths and symbols.

In Finding Albion, Zakia uncovers an alternative spirit of Britain that is vividly alive today. It is found in otherworldly folk songs, ancient legends, Celtic seasonal rites and mystic stone circles that punctuate our landscape. Her journey begins as the sun rises on the spring equinox over Glastonbury Tor, where she meets neopagans reclaiming traditions from our pre-Christian past. At summer's peak at Notting Hill Carnival she hears cultural echoes that passed along the slave trade routes from the Caribbean. On All Hallow's Eve she encounters the ghosts of Empire that are still haunting the nation, and in the depths of a Cornish winter she asks if today's new folk revival could unite our increasingly divided country?

Finding Albion brings a hopeful story of Britain out from the shadows, giving us a deeper sense of who we are, and heralding the promise of a brighter future.

**LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026**

'I've been waiting for a book like this.' FLORENCH WELCH
'Hopeful and inspiring, Finding Albion is a vital quest for more authentic stories of Britain.' CAROLINE LUCAS
'Finding Albion is the book we all need in 2026.' WEIRD WALK
'A profoundly inspiring meditation upon the lost soul of Britain... I loved every word.' MATTHEW GREEN


Zakia Sewell is on a quest for another Britain. Traversing the length and breadth of our island from Somerset to Scotland, she's seeking out a different story - one that lies beyond divisive national myths and symbols.

In Finding Albion, Zakia uncovers an alternative spirit of Britain that is vividly alive today. It is found in otherworldly folk songs, ancient legends, Celtic seasonal rites and mystic stone circles that punctuate our landscape. Her journey begins as the sun rises on the spring equinox over Glastonbury Tor, where she meets neopagans reclaiming traditions from our pre-Christian past. At summer's peak at Notting Hill Carnival she hears cultural echoes that passed along the slave trade routes from the Caribbean. On All Hallow's Eve she encounters the ghosts of Empire that are still haunting the nation, and in the depths of a Cornish winter she asks if today's new folk revival could unite our increasingly divided country?

Finding Albion brings a hopeful story of Britain out from the shadows, giving us a deeper sense of who we are, and heralding the promise of a brighter future.

Über den Autor
Zakia Sewell
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Biographien, Importe
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: 276 S.
b/w internal illustrations
ISBN-13: 9781399735902
ISBN-10: 139973590X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Sewell, Zakia
Hersteller: Hodder & Stoughton
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 236 x 160 x 29 mm
Von/Mit: Zakia Sewell
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.03.2026
Gewicht: 0,485 kg
Artikel-ID: 134644732

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