Ice Paperback / softback
by Ulla-Lena Lundberg
Paperback / softback
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In the summer of 1947, a young priest, Petter, his wife and baby daughter, arrive by mail boat at a tiny island.
They are to take over its drafty homestead from where Petter is to minister to the scattered community.
In this evocative tale, Ulla-Lena Lundberg draws us into the minutiae of an austere yet purposeful life where the demands of self-sufficiency - cows to milk and sheep to graze - are tempered by the kindness of neighbours.
With each season, the family's love of the island grows and when the winter brings ice a new and tentative link is created.
Told through the eyes of Petter, the wholehearted if naive novice priest, and Mona, his tough-minded wife, a story unfolds that is as immersive as it is heartrending. Winner of the Finlandia prize and nominated for the Nordic Critics Prize, Ice was a huge bestseller in Finland.
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:448 pages
- Publisher:Sort of Books
- Publication Date:04/02/2016
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- ISBN:9781908745477
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:448 pages
- Publisher:Sort of Books
- Publication Date:04/02/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781908745477