{"product_id":"9780008608583","title":"These Isles: A People’s History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eAn inventive new look at the entwined histories of Britain and Ireland’s nations – and the people who have called them home.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian Groom, author of the bestselling \u003cem\u003eNortherners\u003c\/em\u003e, reveals a colourful and often-contested story of the Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans and others who have occupied these islands, along with their culture, languages and passions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGroom explores the role of religion and the British Empire, international diasporas and internal migration, gender relations and war in this entertaining narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith forays into popular culture, sport, music, language, literature and art, \u003cem\u003eThese Isles\u003c\/em\u003e stretches from 800,000-year-old footprints on a Norfolk beach to the changing fortunes of the early 21st century. It offers a uniquely rich and kaleidoscopic vision of the shared stories of people across Britain and Ireland – past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Rick Broadbent (Jessica Ennis), Tom Holland (The Rest is History), Jo Woolf (The Great Horizon), Simon Jenkins (The Celts), and Andy Burnham (Head North).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brian Groom, Read by Hugh Kermode","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889062269077,"sku":"9780008608583","price":41.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008608583_c9f083d2-4362-4ad0-8e80-220b51e5a76c.jpg?v=1776888305","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008608583","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}