The glass woman
1686, Iceland. A cold, windswept land where they talk of witches and fear strangers. When Rósa is betrothed to Jón Eiríksson, she is sent to a remote village. There she finds a man who refuses to speak of his recently deceased first wife, and villagers who view her with suspicion. Isolated and di...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Harper Perennial,
2020.
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| Summary: | 1686, Iceland. A cold, windswept land where they talk of witches and fear strangers. When Rósa is betrothed to Jón Eiríksson, she is sent to a remote village. There she finds a man who refuses to speak of his recently deceased first wife, and villagers who view her with suspicion. Isolated and disturbed by her husband's strange behaviour, her fears deepen. What is making the strange sounds in the attic? Who does the mysterious glass figure she is given represent? And why do the villagers talk of the coming winter darkness in hushed tones? |
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| Physical Description: | 392 pages |
| ISBN: | 9780062935113 0062935119 |
