For years, Disa has lived a quiet life, managing an English country-house hotel with her close companion Anthony. However, upon learning that she is terminally ill, Disa decides it is time to travel back to the village in Iceland where she was born. With enormous sensitivity, Olaf Olafsson takes the reader with Disa on her quietly heroic journey. As she goes north, across the seas, events she has spent most of her life trying to forget are slowly revealed. Turned away by her mother, her young fiancee murdered by the Nazis, ...
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For years, Disa has lived a quiet life, managing an English country-house hotel with her close companion Anthony. However, upon learning that she is terminally ill, Disa decides it is time to travel back to the village in Iceland where she was born. With enormous sensitivity, Olaf Olafsson takes the reader with Disa on her quietly heroic journey. As she goes north, across the seas, events she has spent most of her life trying to forget are slowly revealed. Turned away by her mother, her young fiancee murdered by the Nazis, Disa was left to find refuge as a cook in a wealthy household seething with both sexual and political violence. Irrevocably scarred by the consequences, only now can she attempt to find a resolution.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Good. There is either a name, note, or insciprtion on the inside cover. We flipped through this book and didn't notice any notes or underlines. Minor shelf wear There are stains or residue on the cover The dust jacket shows normal wear and tear. Fast Shipping-Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
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LIKE NEW in LIKE NEW jacket. FICTION, 5TH. 5.75 x 1 x 8.25 inches. pp. 296. Publisher: Pantheon (November 1, 2000) Language: English HARDBOUND: 296 pages ISBN-10: 0375420614 ISBN-13: 978-0375420610 Item Weight: 1 POUNDS Dimensions: 5.75 x 1 x 8.25 inches. In this beautifully crafted novel, Icelandic writer Olaf Olafsson tells the moving story of a woman who, in the remaining months of her life, undertakes an extraordinary emotional journey. For years, Disa has lived a quiet life, managing an English country-house hotel with her close companion, Anthony. Having learned she is terminally ill, Disa decides it is time to travel back to the village in Iceland where she was born. With enormous sensitivity, Olafsson carries the reader with Disa on her quietly heroic journey. As she goes north, events she has spent most of her life trying to forget are slowly revealed. Turned away by her mother, her young fiancé murdered by the Nazis, Disa was left to find refuge as a cook in a wealthy household that contained within it the seeds of both sexual and political violence. The consequences have marked her forever; only now can she attempt to find a resolution.
