{"product_id":"haymaker-in-heaven-9781571311290","title":"Haymaker in Heaven","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom one of Norway's leading writers, translated into English for the very first time, comes a transatlantic novel of dreams, sacrifice, and transformation set at the turn of the twentieth century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The year is 1874. Nesje is a recent widower with a young son, working as a haymaker on an estate in the town of Molde and steadily clearing his own small holding. Then he meets Serianna--an outsider, looking for work, who takes him fishing and smokes a pipe and is thoroughly unlike anyone he's met before. Soon the two fall in love and marry, and Nesje begins to dream of a prosperous future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But prosperity is hard to come by. Some Norwegians--including Serianna's spirited sister, Gjertine--have begun to immigrate to the American West, attracted by the glimmer of land and commerce. One of Nesje's sons follows, while another moves to the city and becomes a wealthy merchant, and another is adopted by Serianna's childless brother and sister-in-law. In Norway and in America, however, the turn of the century is approaching: mechanization is superseding skilled labor, the moneyed classes are growing ever more powerful, and sacrifices don't always deliver what was promised. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eHaymaker in Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e is a sprawling saga--drawn from Edvard Hoem's own family history--and a vivid portrait of two countries at a critical moment of intersection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdvard Hoem\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eHaymaker in Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been one of Norway's leading literary writers since his breakthrough with the Critics' Prize-winning novel \u003ci\u003eThe Ferry Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e in 1974. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eTara Chace\u003c\/b\u003e is the translator of \u003ci\u003eHaymaker in Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e Her translations from the Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish include work by Jo Nesbø, Per Nilsson, Lene Kaaberbøl, and Agnete Friis. She lives in Seattle.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Milkweed Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50660086055186,"sku":"9781571311290","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4a465694-f6d2-4dd9-997d-525c436d612b.jpg?v=1733469954","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/haymaker-in-heaven-9781571311290","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}