Ice (Paperback, Main)

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.

General

Imprint:	Sort Of Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2016
Authors:	Ulla-Lena Lundberg
Translators:	Thomas Teal (Translator)
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - With flaps
Pages:	448
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-1-908745-47-7
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General
LSN:	1-908745-47-9
Barcode:	9781908745477

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