The Swell - A captivating mystery set in Iceland and steeped in myth
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| Verlag | Bonnier Books UK |
| Auflage | 2025 |
| Seiten | 336 |
| Format | 15,0 x 2,5 x 23,0 cm |
| Gewicht | 407 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| EAN | 9781786584366 |
| Bestell-Nr | 78658436UA |
A spellbinding, atmospheric mystery, rich with Icelandic myth and perfect for fans of Burial Rites and The Witches of Vardo.
'Spellbinding . . . I could not put The Swell down' Anya Bergman
'A deeply satisfying, deftly woven novel of female power and resistance' Anna Hope
'Bewitching . . . as beautiful as it is haunting' Freya Berry
'Addictive and twisty' Liza Klaussman
'Gripping, bewitching and laced with atmosphere' Harriet Constable
'Atmospheric . . . Kat Gordon is a master storyteller' Cathryn Kemp
IN PLACES OF DARKNESS, WOMEN WILL RISE . . .
Iceland, 1910. In the middle of a severe storm two sisters - Freyja and Gudrun - rescue a mysterious, charismatic man from a shipwreck near their remote farm.
Sixty-five years later, a young woman - Sigga - is spending time with her grandmother when they learn a body has been discovered on a mountainside near Reykjavik, perfectly preserved in ice.
Moving between the turn of the 20th century and the 1970s as a dark mystery is unravelled, The Swell is a spellbinding, beautifully atmospheric read, rich in Icelandic my th.
Rezension:
Spellbinding. Entranced by dark, icy, mythical Iceland and captivated by two generations of women and their struggle for agency, I could not put The Swell down. Evocative and heartbreaking, this is a story of sisterhood, with a page-turning mystery at the heart of the novel. Anya Bergman, author of The Witches of Vardo
