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From one of Norway's leading writers, translated into English for
the very first time, comes a transatlantic novel of dreams,
sacrifice, and transformation set at the turn of the twentieth
century. The year is 1874. Nesje is a recent widower with a young
son, working as a haymaker on an estate in the town of Molde and
steadily clearing his own small holding. Then he meets Serianna--an
outsider, looking for work, who takes him fishing and smokes a pipe
and is thoroughly unlike anyone he's met before. Soon the two fall
in love and marry, and Nesje begins to dream of a prosperous
future. But prosperity is hard to come by. Some
Norwegians--including Serianna's spirited sister, Gjertine--have
begun to immigrate to the American West, attracted by the glimmer
of land and commerce. One of Nesje's sons follows, while another
moves to the city and becomes a wealthy merchant, and another is
adopted by Serianna's childless brother and sister-in-law. In
Norway and in America, however, the turn of the century is
approaching: mechanization is superseding skilled labor, the
moneyed classes are growing ever more powerful, and sacrifices
don't always deliver what was promised. Haymaker in Heaven is a
sprawling saga--drawn from Edvard Hoem's own family history--and a
vivid portrait of two countries at a critical moment of
intersection.
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The Tenant (Paperback)
Katrine Engberg; Contributions by Tara Chace
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Iron Wolf (Hardcover)
Siri Pettersen; Translated by Tara Chace
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Relic (Paperback)
Tom Egeland; Translated by Tara Chace
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A masterful concoction of history and intrigue, referred to by
critics as "the Norwegian "Da Vinci Code"" A golden relic,
containing an ancient manuscript that could change the course of
history, has been hidden in a monastery, but nobody knows where.
One determined man sets out to find this sensational artifact and
to trace its origins. His quest takes him to a scientific
intelligence organization in London, a Middle Eastern outpost, and
a Crusaders' castle in a French village, as layer by layer he
reveals the religious mysteries inside the Shrine of Sacred
Secrets.
The second book in the gripping fantasy-adventure series, packed with code-breaking, cyber-technology and a boy hero with a supernatural destiny.
Twelve year-old genius William Wenton is still getting used to his extraordinary talent for cracking codes, but when an ancient artefact mysteriously disappears from the Depository for Impossible Archaeology, William must gear up for his most dangerous adventure yet – against an enemy hell-bent on unleashing an ancient portal of untold power. From Norway, to England and then to the dizzying heights of the Himalayas, this race-against-time adventure will push this young hero’s skills to the limit.
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