Woman at 1,000 Degrees [electronic resource] : The International Bestseller
Hallgrímur Helgason2018
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'Incredibly funny, incredibly insightful and incredibly moving' Fiona Mozley,
author of Hot Stew
A darkly comic and explosive tale of a world at war and one island girl's
struggle to survive
Eighty-year old Herra Björnsson lies alone in her garage waiting to die. Oh, she
has two weeks left, maybe three - she has booked her cremation appointment, at a
blistering 1,000 degrees, so it won't be long. But until then she has her
cigarettes, her laptop, a World War II grenade, and her memories to sustain her.
One of the most original narrators in literary history, Herra takes readers with
her on a dazzling ride of a novel as she reflects - in a voice by turns darkly
funny, poignant and always, always smart - on the mishaps, tragedies and turns
of luck that shaped her life. And with a bawdy, uncompromising spirit, she has
survived it all. As hilarious as it is heartbreaking, Hallgrímur Helgason tells
the deeply moving story of a woman swept up by the forces of history.
Main title:
Woman at 1,000 Degrees [electronic resource] : The International Bestseller / Hallgrímur Helgason
Author:
Hallgrímur Helgason, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Oneworld Publications, 2018
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (464 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781786071682
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
434424
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |