{"product_id":"the-taking-shore-troy-harwood-jones-9781069698582","title":"The Taking Shore: The Vidarbjorn Saga, Book I","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE TAKING SHORE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Vidarbjǫrn Saga, Book I\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA land beyond the world. A love too fierce to survive it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the year 1000 A.D., Leif Erikson sails west from Greenland, chasing the promise of Vinland. At his side is Ranhildr Ketilsdóttir-the only woman on his voyage, flame-haired, iron-willed, and unafraid to follow her own gods.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen Leif saves her from the sea, he proclaims his passion and wins her heart. For a season their love blooms. But Leif is a Christian, sworn to bring the Gospel across the waters. Ranhildr belongs to older rites, and will not be belittled.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe delays honouring her with marriage. She hardens. He desires her but cannot embrace her faith. And when they finally lie together, their vows fracture-pagan and Christian love colliding in betrayal.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the end, Leif sails for glory, leaving her behind on Vinland's shores. She watches him go, heart broken, unbent.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRooted in the Greenlander Saga and shaped by Norse fatalism, The Taking Shore (The Viðarbjǫrn Saga, Book I) is a tale of passion and betrayal, of gods and men, of love that burns too brightly to endure.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Troy Harwood-Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 106969858X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781069698582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Troy Harwood-Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.87d","brand":"Troy Harwood-Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852629946623,"sku":"9781069698582","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-taking-shore-troy-harwood-jones-9781069698582","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}