search for books and compare prices
cover image
The Tricking of Freya
By Christina Sunley
Price
Store
Arrives
Preparing
Shipping

Jump quickly to results on these stores:

The price is the lowest for any condition, which may be new or used; other conditions may also be available.
Jump down to see edition details for: Hardcover | Paperback | Miscellaneous
Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Griffin
Publication date March 3, 2009
Binding Paperback
Edition Large print
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9781429963114
ISBN-10 1429963115
Availability§ Publication Cancelled
Original list price $25.00
Other format details large print
Subjects
FICTION / Psychological
Family secrets; Fiction.
Grandparent and child; Fiction.
Icelanders; Manitoba; Fiction.
§As reported by publisher
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
The Little Book of the Hidden People: Twenty stories of elves from Icelandic folklore | The Little Book of the Icelanders in the Old Days | Metamorphoses | Norse Mythology | Classical Mythology | Haroun and the Sea of Stories | Burial Rites | Handbook of Hindu Mythology | Independent People
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
A young woman obsessed with uncovering a family secret is drawn into the strange and magical history, language and landscape of Iceland.
 
Freya Morris grows up in a typical American suburb – but every summer, she enters another realm entirely when she visits her relatives in Gimli, a tiny village in Canada settled by Icelandic immigrants. Here she falls under the spell of her troubled but charming aunt Birdie, who thrills her with stories of exotic Norse goddesses, moody Viking bards, and the life of her late grandfather, the most famous poet of "New Iceland."
 
But when Birdie tricks Freya into a terrifying scandal, Freya turns her back on everything Icelandic and anything that reminds her of the past. She is living an anonymous, bleak existence in Manhattan when she finally returns to Gimli for the first time in two decades – and stumbles upon a long concealed family secret.
 
As Freya becomes increasingly obsessed with unraveling her family’s tangled story, she finds herself delving into the very memories she has worked so hard to forget. When the clues dry up in Gimli, Freya journeys to Iceland itself. On this rugged island of vast lava fields and immense glaciers, Freya’s quest comes to its unsettling conclusion.
 
A beautifully-written debut novel that deftly weaves together Iceland’s distinctive history, ancient mythology, reverence for language, and passion for genealogy, The Tricking of Freya is a powerful exploration of kinship, loss and redemption.


Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780312378776
 
1 edition from St Martins Pr (March 3, 2009)
9780312378776 | details & prices | 344 pages | 6.50 × 9.25 × 1.50 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $25.95
Paperback
Book cover for 9780312429386 Book cover for 9781429963114
 
from Picador USA (March 30, 2010)
9780312429386 | details & prices | 344 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $22.00
The price comparison is for this edition
Large print edition from Griffin (March 3, 2009)
9781429963114 | details & prices | List price $25.00
About: A young woman obsessed with uncovering a family secret is drawn into the strange and magical history, language and landscape of Iceland.
Miscellaneous
Book cover for 9781429953542
 
1 edition from St Martins Pr (April 1, 2010)
9781429953542 | details & prices | 352 pages | List price $9.99

Pricing is shown for items sent to or within the U.S., excluding shipping and tax. Please consult the store to determine exact fees. No warranties are made express or implied about the accuracy, timeliness, merit, or value of the information provided. Information subject to change without notice. isbn.nu is not a bookseller, just an information source.