Description
In the stark hush of a Scandinavian winter, an ice palace slowly takes shape at the foot of a waterfall—beautiful, fragile, and alive with possibility. When two eleven-year-old girls, Unn and Siss, form an intense friendship, their shared wonder and fierce loyalty are tested by the sudden, devastating disappearance of Unn. As Siss searches for meaning in absence, the novel turns the coming-of-age story into a meditation on loss, memory, and the ways childhood tries to make sense of forces it cannot control. With Vesaas’s lyrical, emotionally precise style, the book captures the chill of the landscape and the warmth of human connection, leaving readers haunted by what is left unsaid.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2018
144 pages
ISBN: 9780241321218
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Details
First Published
1963
Language
nor
Translation
From: nor
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