{"product_id":"arthur-a-new-life-by-amy-jeffs-signed","title":"Arthur - A New Life by Amy Jeffs SIGNED","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo be published September 10th 2026 - secure your signed copy here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA vivid retelling of Arthurian legend, from the critically acclaimed and\u003cbr\u003ebestselling author of Storyland and Saints.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is said that a monument now stands before the high church of Caerleon: an anvil pierced through with a sword. It is said that the sword can only be taken by the Britons' rightful king... From Sunday Times bestseller Amy Jeffs', Arthur: A New Life mines the deep, elusive seams of a story we think we all know: the legend of King Arthur.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut here he is anew: a larger-than-life warlord, a hero raised by fairies, a leader of the wild hunt, a monster-slayer, lying wounded under the ash cloud, longing to rise again. Tracing an epic story from Merlin's conception and the building of the Round Table to the abduction of Guinevere and King Arthur's ambitious quest for Empire, this Arthur is as real as any other, brought back to life from the earliest sources. Drawing out the dark and beautiful stories from the original medieval and early modern texts, Amy guides the reader from citadels through forests, into volcanoes, caves and riverbanks and beyond, even as far as Hell and the Otherworld.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGoing further than merely the stories, she provides incisive commentary about each tale, emphasising the legends' crafted nature and their symbiotic relationship with the political cultures of contemporary medieval Europe. Thirty original linocut illustrations map the inky Arthurian myth-scape, darkened by time, familiar as a dream.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Sunday Times bestseller Amy Jeffs', Arthur: A New Life mines the deep, elusive\u003cbr\u003eseams of a story we think we all know: the legend of King Arthur.\u003cbr\u003eBut here he is anew: a larger-than-life warlord, a hero raised by fairies, a leader of the\u003cbr\u003ewild hunt, a monster-slayer, lying wounded under the ash cloud, longing to rise again.\u003cbr\u003eTracing an epic story from Merlin's conception and the building of the Round Table to the\u003cbr\u003eabduction of Guinevere and King Arthur's ambitious quest for Empire, this Arthur is as real\u003cbr\u003eas any other, brought back to life from the earliest sources.\u003cbr\u003eDrawing out the dark and beautiful stories from the original medieval and early modern\u003cbr\u003etexts, Amy guides the reader from citadels through forests, into volcanoes, caves and\u003cbr\u003eriverbanks and beyond, even as far as Hell and the Otherworld. Going further than merely\u003cbr\u003ethe stories, she provides incisive commentary about each tale, emphasising the legends'\u003cbr\u003ecrafted nature and their symbiotic relationship with the political cultures of contemporary\u003cbr\u003emedieval Europe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThirty original linocut illustrations map the inky Arthurian myth-scape,\u003cbr\u003edarkened by time, familiar as a dream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmy Jeffs has achieved widespread critical acclaim as a marvellous storyteller and\u003cbr\u003emedieval historian on the lives of medieval legends. Her first book was a Sunday Times\u003cbr\u003eBestseller and a Waterstones Book of the Year Shortlistee.\u003cbr\u003eThe book will include around 30 beautiful illustrations by Amy herself.\u003cbr\u003eFor readers of Robert MacFarlane, Katherine Rundell and Madeline Miller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmy Jeffs is a Somerset-based author and artist, she has a PhD in Art History from\u003cbr\u003eC orpus C hristi C ollege, C ambridge, and specialises in medieval art and culture. Jeffs' first book, Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain, was a Sunday Times bestseller, shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year and named a Times Historical Fiction Book of the Year.\u003cbr\u003eHer second book, Wild: Tales from Early Medieval Britain, explores an old idea of the\u003cbr\u003ewilderness through medieval stories of outcasts, monsters and the natural world. The\u003cbr\u003eaudiobook, illustrated with song, was named audiobook of the week by the Times and the\u003cbr\u003eGuardian. Arthur is her fifth book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kemps General Store \u0026 Kemps Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56709142905218,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0374\/4576\/3117\/files\/Arthur-Stories3.jpg?v=1781466385","url":"https:\/\/www.kempsgeneralstore.co.uk\/products\/arthur-a-new-life-by-amy-jeffs-signed","provider":"Kemps General Store \u0026 Kemps Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}