{"product_id":"names-for-the-sea-sarah-moss-9781619021228","title":"Names for the Sea: Strangers in Iceland","description":"\u003cb\u003eA beautifully written memoir of a family's year living in Reykjavik, Iceland that \"captures the fierce beauty of the Arctic landscape\"--from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eGhost Wall\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sarah Moss had a childhood dream of moving to Iceland, sustained by a wild summer there when she was nineteen. In 2009, she saw an advertisement for a job at the University of Iceland and applied on a whim, despite having two young children and a comfortable life in Kent, England. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The resulting adventure was shaped by Iceland's economic collapse, which halved the value of her salary; by the eruption of the volcano Eyjafjallajokull; and by a collection of new friends, including a poet who saw the only bombs fall on Iceland in 1943; a woman who speaks to elves; and a chef who guided Sarah's family around the intricacies of Icelandic cuisine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Moss explored hillsides of boiling mud and volcanic craters and learned to drive like an Icelander on the unsurfaced roads that link remote farms and fishing villages in the far north. She watched the northern lights and the comings and goings of migratory birds, and as the weeks and months went by, she and her family learned new ways to live. \u003ci\u003eNames for the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is her compelling and very funny account of living in a country poised on the edge of Europe, where modernization clashes with living folklore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Moss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1619021226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781619021228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2013 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2013 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2013","brand":"Sarah Moss","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996380561663,"sku":"9781619021228","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7083934f-0263-4c06-b7ba-8dfcb97ee6ce.jpg?v=1683341361","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/names-for-the-sea-sarah-moss-9781619021228","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}