SKIN
Southwest Britain, AD 43.
For the people of Caer Cad, ‘skin’ is their totem, their greeting, their ancestors, their land.
Ailia does not have skin. Abandoned at birth, she serves the Tribequeen of her township. Ailia is not permitted to marry, excluded from tribal ceremonies and, most devastatingly, forbidden to learn. But the Mothers, the tribal ancestors, have chosen her for another path.
Lured by the beautiful and enigmatic Taliesin, Ailia embarks on an unsanctioned journey to attain the knowledge that will protect her people from the most terrifying invaders they have ever faced.
Set in Iron-Age Britain, on the cusp of Roman invasion, Skin is a thrilling, full-blooded, mesmerizing novel about the collision of two worlds, and a young woman torn between two men.
‘I loved the depth, sincerity and beauty of Skin. It gives a name and a shape to our capacity for yearning.’
Isobelle Carmody
PRAISE FOR SKIN
‘A brilliant and beautiful book. A masterpiece.’
John Marsden
‘Deeply layered, densely, sensuously written and profoundly original.’
Isobelle Carmody
‘An accomplished, absorbing and powerful debut.’
The Hoopla
‘Enticing and immensely satisfying…’
Good Reading magazine
‘We have not heard the last from this resonant new Australian voice.’
Readings
‘Those who root for Game of Thrones’ Daenerys Targaryen will find much to love in Ailia’s personal quest…’
The New Daily
‘I am in awe of Ilka’s ability to recreate a Britain of AD43.’
Cecelia Ekback, author of Wolf Winter
REVIEWS & INTERVIEWS
06 January 2015 | Publishers Weekly |
20 February 2015 | The Hoopla |
24 February 2015 | Readings |
10 March 2015 | The Daily Telegraph |
14 March 2015 | The Weekend Australian |
25 March 2015 | ABC Radio National |
07 April 2015 | The New Daily |
27 April 2015 | Otago Daily Times |
05 August 2015 | Starburst |
14 August 2015 | SciFiNow Magazine |
27 August 2015 | The Digital Fix |
EDITIONS
Skin is published in
the UK by
Hodder & Stoughton
Skin is published in
Sweden by
Forum
Skin is published in
Germany by
Blanvalet
Skin is published in
New Zealand by
Text Publishing
Skin is published in
the US by
Thomas Dunne Books
Skin is published in
the Netherlands by
Luitingh-Sijthoff
Skin is published in
Denmark by
Rosinante
Skin is published in
Vietnam by
Women’s Publishing House