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.
Publisher: Sort of BooksISBN: 9781908745477Number of pages: 448Weight: 420 gDimensions: 196 x 126 x 40 mmEdition: Main
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