Gudrid lives at remote edge of known world, in a starkly beautiful landscape where the sea is the only connection to shores beyond. It is a world where the old Norse gods are still invoked, even as Christianity gains favour, where the spirits of dead roam the vast northern ice-fields, tormenting liv[...]
Between Grandmother Mountain and the cold sea, Alaia and her family live off the land. But when one of her brothers goes hunting and never returns, the fragile balance of life is upset. Half-starved and maddened with grief, Alaia's mother follows her visions and goes in search of her lost son. The G[...]