{"product_id":"storytellers-bjrn-larssen-9789082998528","title":"Storytellers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWould you murder your brothers to keep them from telling the truth about themselves?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a long, cold Icelandic night in March 1920, Gunnar, a hermit blacksmith, finds himself with an unwanted lodger - Sigurd, an injured stranger who offers a story from the past. But some stories, even those of an old man who can barely walk, are too dangerous to hear. They alter the listeners' lives forever... by ending them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOthers are keen on changing Gunnar's life as well. Depending on who gets to tell his story, it might lead towards an unwanted marriage, an intervention, rejoining the Church, letting the elf drive him insane, or succumbing to the demons in his mind. Will he manage to write his own last chapter?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBj rn Larssen's award-winning novel is an otherworldly, emotive Icelandic saga - a story of love and loneliness, relief and suffering, hatred... and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Addictive to the extreme. I cannot praise this book enough.\" - Mary Anne Yarde, Coffee Pot Book Club\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...the 'then' is just as captivating as the 'now' story. We know that the 'then' story is setting out little clues, but it's hard to know what they are.\" - #DDRevs Historical Fiction Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscovering Diamonds' Discovered Diamond Winner, shortlisted for Book of the Month\u003cbr\u003e Coffee Pot Book Club Award Winner\u003cbr\u003e Coffee Pot Book Club Historical Fiction (Modern) Book of the Year - Honourable Mention\u003cbr\u003e Readers' Choice Best Cover Award Winner\u003cbr\u003e Readers' Favourite Five-Stars Pick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: British English conventions, spelling, and grammar were used in this book.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author is an ex-blacksmith, lover of all things Icelandic, physically located in Amsterdam, spiritually living in a log cabin near Akureyri. He has published stories and essays in Polish and American magazines, both online and in print. This is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bjn Larssen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9082998521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789082998528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Josephtailor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d","brand":"Bjn Larssen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988823572735,"sku":"9789082998528","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f39159c-11a9-4791-8c3f-32fad68861d0.jpg?v=1683296582","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/storytellers-bjrn-larssen-9789082998528","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}