Butterflies in November [electronic resource]
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir2013
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A hilarious and moving road trip around Iceland in an old car, told by arecently
divorced woman with a five year-old boy 'on loan' After a dayof being dumped -
twice - and accidentally killing a goose, the narratorbegins to dream of
tropical holidays far away from the chaos of hercurrent life. instead, she finds
her plans wrecked by her best friend'sdeaf-mute son, thrust into her reluctant
care. But when a shared lotteryticket nets the two of them over 40 million
kroner, she and the boy headoff on a road trip across iceland, taking in
cucumber-farming hotels,dead sheep, and any number of her exes desperate for
another chance.Blackly comic and uniquely moving, Butterflies in November is
anextraordinary, hilarious tale of motherhood, relationships and thelegacy of
life's mistakes. Auður Ava Olafsdóttir was born in Iceland in1958, studied art
history in Paris and has lectured in History of Art atthe University of Iceland.
Her earlier novel, The Greenhouse (2007), wonthe DV Cul...
Main title:
Butterflies in November [electronic resource] / Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
Author:
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Pushkin Press, 2013
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (304 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781782270768
Language:
English
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BRN:
438168
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