Unna Hvid

The Daughter of the Black Book Priest

A Lofoten tale

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Produktbeschreibung

The Daughter of the Black Book Priest is a Lofoten tale about Agnete, who as a young girl inadvertently reveals something to her farther that gets her mother burnt alive. Her father spares Agnete, but when she a few years later happens to evoke "The Ugly One" by reading aloud from the Black Book, Agnete has to leave her home. She ends up on Værøy determined to never tell anyone about who she is or what her mother taught her. Nevertheless, she must fight puffin dogs and the pursuits of Monrad, Mr Oluf's eldest son, who brings feelings of entitlement with him home from Bergen, where he works.In the air over Værøy, the sea eagles circle, and in the small fishing village next to Mr Oluf's house lives a man with a special relationship to Utrøst, the island that sank into the sea.The Daughter of the Black Book Priest is the third independent story in the series Modern Tales of the North. The first volume is from the Faroe Islands and the second from Stavanger.

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Produktdetails

• Modern Tales of the North 3
• Verlag: Books on Demand
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Altersempfehlung: ab 12 Jahren
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 175mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9788743047162
• ISBN-10: 8743047165
• Artikelnr.: 64114989

Autorenporträt

Unna Hvid has a master's degree in history and Nordic language and culture from the University of Southern Denmark. Her interest in history, culture, folklore, and storytelling is eminent in both her works of fiction and non-fiction. Unna Hvid has previously worked as a trainer and consultant in A.P. Moller - Maersk but is now a full-time author and artist. www.unnahvid.dk