{"product_id":"the-swell-kat-gordon","title":"The Swell (Kat Gordon)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A page-turning mystery. Spellbinding' Anya Bergman\u003cbr\u003e'Captivating. A d\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eeeply satisfying, deftly woven novel of female power and resistance' Anna Hope\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Addictive and twisty' Liza Klaussman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwo sisters. A shipwreck. A story demanding to be told . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIceland, 1910. In the middle of a severe storm two sisters - Freyja and Gudrún - rescue a mysterious, charismatic man from a shipwreck near their remote farm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSixty-five years later, a young woman - Sigga - is spending time with her grandmother when they learn a body has been discovered on a mountainside near Reykjavik, perfectly preserved in ice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoving between the turn of the 20th century and the 1970s as a dark mystery is unravelled, \u003ci\u003eThe Swell \u003c\/i\u003eis a spellbinding, beautifully atmospheric read, rich in Icelandic myth.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eKat Gordon grew up in London, a short distance from Charles Dickens's house on Doughty Street. \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e has always been one of her favourite books, and at Oxford she studied and fell in love with his others. After graduating, she worked briefly at \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e, as a gymnastics coach and an HIV counsellor before publishing her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Artificial Anatomy of Parks. \u003c\/i\u003eHer second novel, \u003ci\u003eAn Unsuitable Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, was picked by Richard and Judy for their Book Club. Having lived in Reykjavik, her third novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Swell\u003c\/i\u003e, was set in Iceland. Her novels have been translated into multiple languages. She is currently settled in London with her partner, their son, and two cats but no hedgehog.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 336 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63593641902429,"sku":"K097785431","price":12.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/238370-9778543100001A.jpg?v=1771971197","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-swell-kat-gordon","provider":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}