DAUGHTERS
by Benny Sif Isleifsdottir
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In a small village in the Westfjords of Iceland at the turn of the 20th century, everyone knows their place. Nobody has ideas above their station and a single mother of three children has no chance. Her daughter, Gratiana, yearns for different times and a better life. She rejects the obligations placed on her, she wants to wear trousers, prefers wine over water, and she wants Sella to be allowed to sing and Rannveig to go to school.
A powerful story about the harsh reality of a small village in Iceland. You will meet tough women, delicate souls, thinkers and thugs, who all have their own hopes and dreams, triumphs and sorrows.
English sample translation available.
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Author Biography
Benny Sif Isleifsdottir (b.1970) has written for children as well as adults, DAUGHTERS being her second novel. She completed a Master’s degree in Folkloristics from the University of Iceland in addition to a certificate program in Youth and Community Studies from Saint Martin’s College. In 2018 she received an Emerging Writer grant from the Icelandic Literature Center for her first novel. These grants are awarded yearly to assist in publishing novels by authors just taking their first steps into the world of writing, and to encourage them to continue down this path.
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- Publisher/Imprint Forlagid Publishing / Mál og menning
- Publication Date October 2020
- Orginal LanguageIcelandic
- ISBN/Identifier 9789979342106
- Publication Country or regionIceland
- FormatHardback
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleHansdætur
- Original Language AuthorsIcelandic
- Copyright Year2020
- Page size342
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