{"product_id":"barren-paperback-2","title":"Barren - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eByddi Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn time, we are never alone.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo grieving women are connected across time when the forces of nature activate a magical bronze axe they both possess, opening a portal through which they view each other's worlds. When it becomes clear they both need saving, a way must be found to heal the calamities in both their worlds - before time runs out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn present day California, pregnant Irish emigrant Aisling looks forward to becoming a mother. A sudden miscarriage leaves her devastated, but her unborn daughter's spirit chooses to stay with her offering unheard comfort.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Neolithic Ireland, huntress Zosime worries another lost pregnancy will diminish her standing in the tribe. When a comet strikes, bringing plague and famine, Zosime embarks on an odyssey to find a way to save her tribe - taking her magical bronze axe which contains the history of her tribe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe axe is also in Aisling's possession, for both women are from Armagh, separated by thousands of years. When an earthquake activates its powers - suddenly Aisling can see through time and space. Connected to her unborn daughter's spirit and the axe, somehow she can view Zosime's desperate plight. However, the connection means her daughter is trapped between worlds, fading and powerless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnless Aisling can trust her new powers and discover the secrets of the axe, her daughter's spirit, Zosime, and the woman's tribe, might be lost forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eBarren\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A story that connects across time, humanity and eternity. Of loss, love and finding lights when our world falls dark.' Sue Divin, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eGuard Your Heart \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eTruth Be Told\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A dynamic narrative, where two worlds collide in a story that is full of insight and integrity. An astonishingly authentic exploration of infertility and its impact on who we are and how we navigate our lives.' Cathy Carson, author of \u003cem\u003eBecoming Marvellous\u003c\/em\u003e Winner - Saboteur Award for Best Spoken Word Show\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Imagine you are holding a piece of Irish oak in your hands and seeing that the tree rings testify to a catastrophe over four thousand years ago. The people living in Ireland would have suffered cruelly from cold and crop failure as a result of several years of diminished sunlight. Wouldn't you wonder what it would have meant to have lived in those times? Byddi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo women, two eras that are over four thousand years apart. Yet the stories of Aisling and Zosime are entwined and they can help one another overcome grief. For Aisling, her loss is personal, a baby who would have been called Poppy. And for Zosime it is communal. Told in a highly original fashion, with beautiful, empathetic prose, \u003cem\u003eBarren \u003c\/em\u003eis filled with so much love that its tale of a journey through calamity and loss is a joy and a life-affirming one.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConor Kostick, award-winning historian and writer, author of the \u003cem\u003eAvatar Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A story of connection across the millennia as well as between worlds: the world we know and the world we can only guess at. This book will be a gift to so many, a consolation and a comfort to those who have lost, who long to parent, and who still find a way to go on.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernie McGill, Winner of the 2023 Edge Hill Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 282\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43157626617919,"sku":"9780990769583","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/01Sw-WXYO69780990769583.webp?v=1776982911","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/barren-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}