{"product_id":"the-sea-road-9781841951768","title":"The Sea Road","description":"\u003cp\u003eA haunting, compelling historical novel, The Sea Road is a daring re-telling of the 11th-century Viking exploration of the North Atlantic from the viewpoint of one extraordinary woman. Gudrid lives at the remote edge of the known world, in a starkly beautiful landscape where the sea is the only connection to the shores beyond. It is a world where the old Norse gods are still invoked, even as Christianity gains favour, where the spirits of the dead roam the vast northern ice-fields, tormenting the living, and Viking explorers plunder foreign shores. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking the accidental discovery of North America as its focal point, Gudrid's narrative describes a multi-layered voyage into the unknown, all recounted with astonishing immediacy and rich atmospheric detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Elphinstone is the author of eight novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Incomer\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), \u003ci\u003eA Sparrow's Flight\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), \u003ci\u003eIslanders\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), \u003ci\u003eThe Sea Road\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eHy Brasil\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eVoyageurs\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and \u003ci\u003eLight\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). She has also had published short stories, poetry and two books on organic gardening. Her next book, \u003ci\u003eAnd Some There Be\u003c\/i\u003e, will be published by Canongate in 2009. She lives in Glasgow and teaches at the University of Strathclyde.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50433261535506,"sku":"9781841951768","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_54830059-4673-42b2-abed-0f5bfd0cdbdb.jpg?v=1729565052","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-sea-road-9781841951768","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}