{"product_id":"the-sacrament-olaf-olafsson-9780062899873","title":"The Sacrament","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe haunting, vivid story of a nun whose past returns to her in unexpected ways, all while investigating a mysterious death and a series of harrowing abuse claims\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young nun is sent by the Vatican to investigate allegations of misconduct at a Catholic school in Iceland. During her time there, on a gray winter's day, a young student at the school watches the school's headmaster, Father August Franz, fall to his death from the church tower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo decades later, the child--now a grown man, haunted by the past--calls the nun back to the scene of the crime. Seeking peace and calm in her twilight years at a convent in France, she has no choice to make a trip to Iceland again, a trip that brings her former visit, as well as her years as a young woman in Paris, powerfully and sometimes painfully to life. In Paris, she met an Icelandic girl who she has not seen since, but whose acquaintance changed her life, a relationship she relives all while reckoning with the mystery of August Franz's death and the abuses of power that may have brought it on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Sacrament\u003c\/em\u003e, critically acclaimed novelist Olaf Olafsson looks deeply at the complexity of our past lives and selves; the faulty nature of memory; and the indelible mark left by the joys and traumas of youth. Affecting and beautifully observed, \u003cem\u003eThe Sacrament \u003c\/em\u003eis both propulsively told and poignantly written--tinged with the tragedy of life's regrets but also moved by the possibilities of redemption, a new work from a novelist who consistently surprises and challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Olaf Olafsson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062899872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062899873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2019 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2019 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/21\/2020","brand":"Olaf Olafsson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43990079013119,"sku":"9780062899873","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_46299de2-45b6-4f10-b620-2200161609ba.jpg?v=1683302874","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sacrament-olaf-olafsson-9780062899873","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}