{"product_id":"just-a-mother-paperback","title":"Just a Mother - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoy Jacobsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDon Bartlett\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eDon Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fourth installment in Roy Jacobsen's bestselling Barr y Chronicles.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a long journey through Norway, Ingrid has returned to Barr y, the island that bears her family name. The Second World War still casts its long shadow: former collaborators face cold shoulders, while others wish to leave the painful years in the past. When a boy arrives on the island, Ingrid assumes responsibility for him, and so he joins the Barr y community, raised alongside Ingrid's own daughter, another child of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs letters from distant friends arrive with news of a society undergoing dramatic changes, Ingrid must decide which stories to keep to herself, and which she should she bring to light. What kind of future does she imagine--for herself, and for the children?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Oslo to a family that came from northern Norway, \u003cstrong\u003eRoy Jacobsen\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of more than fifteen novels and is a member of the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature. \u003cem\u003eThe Unseen\u003c\/em\u003e, the first of a series of novels about Ingrid and her family, was a phenomenal bestseller in Norway and was shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker International Prize and the 2018 International Dublin Literary Award, selected as a 2020 Indie Next pick in North America, and named a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e New and Noteworthy book. The \u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e-starred and critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eWhite Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e, the second Barrøy novel, was published in North America by Biblioasis in 2021 and followed by \u003cem\u003eEyes of the Rigel\u003c\/em\u003e in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.6 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727507132479,"sku":"9781771965187","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8ce437750bd814352bdd43b72171565a.webp?v=1765115090","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/just-a-mother-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}