In places of darkness, women will rise . . .
Iceland, 1910. In the middle of a severe storm, two sisters - Freyja and Gudrun - rescue a mysterious, charismatic man from a shipwreck near their remote farm.
Sixty-five years later, a young woman - Sigga - is spending time with her grandmother when they learn a body has been discovered on a mountainside near Reykjavik, perfectly preserved in ice.
Moving between the turn of the 20th century and the 1970s as a dark mystery is unravelled, The Swell is a spellbinding, beautifully atmospheric read, rich in Icelandic myth.
| ISBN: | 9781786583529 |
| Publication date: | 27th February 2025 |
| Author: | Kat Gordon |
| Publisher: | Manilla an imprint of Bonnier Books UK |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
| Primary Genre | Historical Fiction |
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In places of darkness, women will rise . . .
Iceland, 1910. In the middle of a severe storm, two sisters - Freyja and Gudrun - rescue a mysterious, charismatic man from a shipwreck near their remote farm.
Sixty-five years later, a young woman - Sigga - is spending time with her grandmother when they learn a body has been discovered on a mountainside near Reykjavik, perfectly preserved in ice.
Moving between the turn of the 20th century and the 1970s as a dark mystery is unravelled, The Swell is a spellbinding, beautifully atmospheric read, rich in Icelandic myth.
The Swell features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Icelandic and Old Norse sagas
The Swell is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Swell was written by Kat Gordon and published by Manilla an imprint of Bonnier Books UK
The Swell has 336 pages
£15.29
