The Journey Home (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780385720410)

A lyrical and arresting novel by acclaimed Icelandic writer Olaf Olafsson about one woman's redemptive journey home.

Disa Jonsdottir has managed an inn for years with her companion, Anthony, in the English countryside. Compelled by the demands of time to revisit the village of her childhood, she departs England for her native Iceland. Along the way memories surface-of the rift between her and her mother, of the fate of her German-Jewish lover, of the trauma she experienced while working as a cook in a wealthy household. Skillfully weaving past and present, Olafsson builds toward an emotional climax that renders The Journey Home moving, suspenseful, and unforgettable.

Author: Olaf Olafsson
ISBN-10: 0385720416
ISBN-13: 9780385720410
Publisher: Anchor Books
Language: English
Published: 10/30/2001
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.28w x 0.69d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 11/04/2001 pg. 36
Entertainment Weekly 11/30/2001 pg. 84