{"product_id":"island-paperback-3","title":"Island - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSiri Ranva Hjelm Jacobsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCaroline Waight\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young Danish woman explores her family's past and Faroe Islands ancestry across three generations. In the process she uncovers details of the passions and challenges her grandparents and their siblings confronted when they were her age, and considers universal themes of home and identity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLush, lyrical prose transports the reader.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFamily brings the young woman back to the Faroe Islands - the windswept, rocky northern archipelago where she has never lived but which she has always called home. There she finds her stories entwining with those of her ancestors as she searches for a way to connect with the culture and her kin. Rooted in the wild beauty of the islands and the author's own history, this is a bewitching tale of exile, homecoming, and what it means to belong.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSiri Ranva Hjelm Jacobsen was born in 1980 into a Faroese-Danish family. She lives in Copenhagen and works as an author and critic. \u003ci\u003eIsland\u003c\/i\u003e is her critically acclaimed and internationally award-winning debut novel, and has been translated into five languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaroline Waight is an award-winning literary translator working from Danish and German.She has translated a wide range of fiction and non-fiction. She lives and works in London.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.8 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699891507263,"sku":"9781782275800","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b051084a5de3193904bdd1a22de9a53c.webp?v=1765014841","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/island-paperback-3","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}