{"product_id":"storytellers-book-bjrn-larssen-9789082998528","title":"Storytellers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn a long, cold Icelandic night in March 1920, Gunnar, a hermit blacksmith, finds himself with an unwanted lodger - Sigurd, an injured stranger who offers a story from the past. But some stories, even those of an old man who can barely walk, are too dangerous to hear. \u003cstrong\u003eThey might alter the listener's life forever... by ending it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Others are keen on changing Gunnar's life as well. Overbearing Brynhildur is set on marrying him. The Conservative Women of Iceland are determined to make him a model Christian. Gunnar's doctor is preparing an intervention. An enigmatic elf might exist... or not. And the demons in his mind never leave for long... With so many keen to change Gunnar's fate, \u003cstrong\u003ewill he find strength and courage to write his own story?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bj rn Larssen's debut novel is an otherworldly, emotive Icelandic saga - a story of love and loneliness, relief and suffering, hatred... and hope.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eCoffee Pot Book Club Award Winner and Readers' Choice Best Cover Award Winner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEditorial reviews: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA truly remarkable debut - wonderful storytelling  ...] I felt throughout that I was in a safe pair of hands and just sat back and enjoyed the story, happy to let the author take me wherever he wanted to go. Highly recommended. - \u003cem\u003eDebbie Young, author of \u003c\/em\u003eSpringtime For Murder\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes, I got a little bit of mystery with a little bit of magic, followed by INSANE, jaw-dropping revelations. But at its heart, Storytellers is a tale of evading the darkness, bearing with the pain of tragedy, and living to see the sun rise another day. - \u003cem\u003eJustine Bergman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book was reminiscent of Kazuo Ishiguro's The Buried Giant, in both theme and mood.  ...] It isn't always the easiest read, but it's not a book I'm going to forget easily, either. - \u003cem\u003eMarian L. Thorpe, author of \u003c\/em\u003eEmpire's Daughter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI loved this book - it was a delight to read, an unusual debut novel by a writer with much talent.  ...] This a work of literary art that I recommend most highly; Bj rn Larssen is, indeed, an Icelandic storyteller. - \u003cem\u003eTerry Tyler, author of\u003c\/em\u003e Legacy\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49595035353361,"sku":"GOR012075315","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49760118898961,"sku":"CIN9082998521G","price":6.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51066164445457,"sku":"NIN9789082998528","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51333053088017,"sku":"CIN9082998521VG","price":8.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9082998521.jpg?v=1751319625","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/storytellers-book-bjrn-larssen-9789082998528","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}