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Shortlisted for the Historical Writers Association Debut Crown Award In the tradition of Jane Eyre and Rebecca-The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea in which a young woman follows her new husband to his remote home on the Icelandic coast in the 1680s, where she faces dark secrets surrounding the death of his first wife amidst a foreboding landscape and the superstitions of the local villagers. "Gripped me in a cold fist. Beautiful." -Sara Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton "An Icelandic Jane Eyre." -Sunday Times, London Rósa has always dreamed of living a simple life alongside her Mamma in their remote village in Iceland, where she prays to the Christian God aloud during the day, whispering enchantments to the old gods alone at night. But after her father dies abruptly and her Mamma becomes ill, Rósa marries herself off to a visiting trader in exchange for a dowry, despite rumors of mysterious circumstances surrounding his first wife's death. Rósa follows her new husband, Jón, across the treacherous countryside to his remote home near the sea. There Jón works the field during the day, expecting Rósa to maintain their house in his absence with the deference of a good C

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Author

Caroline Lea

Publisher

Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9780062935120

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Thriller, Fiction

Rating

4.1 / 5 (1,804 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14