The sixteen trees of the Somme
Mytting, Lars, 1968-2017
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Edvard grows up on a remote mountain farmstead in Norway with his taciturn grandfather, Sverre. The death of his parents, when he was three years old, has always been shrouded in mystery - he has never been told how or where it took place and has only a distant memory of his mother. But he knows that the fate of his grandfather's brother, Einar, is somehow bound up with this mystery. One day a coffin is delivered for his grandfather long before his death - a meticulous, beautiful piece of craftsmanship. Perhaps Einar is not dead after all. Edvard's desperate quest to unlock the family's tragic secrets takes him on a long journey - from Norway to the Shetlands, and to the battlefields of France - to the discovery of a very unusual inheritance. The Sixteen Trees of the Somme is about the love of wood and finding your own self, a beautifully intricate and moving tale that spans an entire century.
Main title:
The sixteen trees of the Somme / Lars Mytting ; translated by Paul Russell Garrett.
Author:
Mytting, Lars, 1968-, authorGarrett, Paul Russell, translator
Imprint:
London : MacLehose Press, 2017.
Collation:
403 p. : maps ; 24 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Norwegian.
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ISBN:
9780857056047 (hbk)0857056042 (hbk)
Dewey class:
839.8238
Language:
EnglishNorwegian
BRN:
17459