{"product_id":"eyes-of-the-rigel-9781771964753","title":"Eyes of the Rigel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe highly anticipated third novel in a historical series that began with International Booker-shortlisted \u003cem\u003eThe Unseen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe war is over, and Ingrid Barr y leaves the island that shares her name to search for the father of her daughter. Alexander, the Russian POW who survived the sinking of the Rigel, has attempted to cross the mountains to Sweden, and now Ingrid follows, carrying their child in her arms, the girl's dark eyes and a handwritten note her only mementoes of their relationship. Along the way she will encounter partisans and collaborators, refugees and deserters, sinners and servants in a country still bearing the scars of occupation--and before her journey's end, she'll be forced to ask herself how well she really knows the man she's risking everything to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreceded by the International Booker Prize-shortlisted \u003cem\u003eThe Unseen\u003c\/em\u003e and the critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eWhite Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEyes of the Rigel\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable odyssey and a captivating investigation of memory, guilt, and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Oslo to a family that came from northern Norway, \u003cb\u003eRoy Jacobsen\u003c\/b\u003e has twice been nominated for the Nordic Council's Literary Award. He is the author of more than fifteen novels and is a member of the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature. In 2009 he was shortlisted for the Dublin Impac Award for his novel \u003cem\u003eThe Burnt-Out Town of Miracles\u003c\/em\u003e. Another novel, \u003cem\u003eChild Wonder\u003c\/em\u003e, won the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize and was a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection. \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. \u003cem\u003eWhite Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e, the second Barrøy novel, was published in North America by Biblioasis in 2021.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50650437910802,"sku":"9781771964753","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a369bc02-a49e-4599-8266-1840d9cb1d4e.jpg?v=1733289100","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/eyes-of-the-rigel-9781771964753","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}