The Woman at 1,000 Degrees : The International Bestseller Paperback / softback
by Hallgrimur Helgason
Paperback / softback
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'Incredibly funny, incredibly insightful and incredibly moving' Fiona Mozley, author of Hot StewA darkly comic and explosive tale of a world at war and one island girl's struggle to surviveEighty-year old Herra Björnsson lies alone in her garage waiting to die.
Oh, she has two weeks left, maybe three - she has booked her cremation appointment, at a blistering 1,000 degrees, so it won't be long.
But until then she has her cigarettes, her laptop, a World War II grenade, and her memories to sustain her.
One of the most original narrators in literary history, Herra takes readers with her on a dazzling ride of a novel as she reflects - in a voice by turns darkly funny, poignant and always, always smart - on the mishaps, tragedies and turns of luck that shaped her life. And with a bawdy, uncompromising spirit, she has survived it all.
As hilarious as it is heartbreaking, Hallgrímur Helgason tells the deeply moving story of a woman swept up by the forces of history.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:464 pages
- Publisher:Oneworld Publications
- Publication Date:01/11/2018
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- ISBN:9781786074553
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:464 pages
- Publisher:Oneworld Publications
- Publication Date:01/11/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781786074553