{"product_id":"the-tricking-of-freya-9780312429386","title":"The Tricking of Freya","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA young woman obsessed with uncovering a family secret is drawn into the strange and magical landscape, language, and history of Iceland.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFreya Morris is living in New York, far removed from her family and her past, when she is summoned back to the formative place of her youth, a remote Canadian village called Gimli, where her Icelandic ancestors settled long ago. Her ancient grandmother, a woman who knows all the family stories, now clings to life. In Gimli, Freya picks up the thread of a secret--one that leads her through her history and ultimately back to Iceland. Along the way, we learn the story of her early visits to Gimli, the truth about her exuberant, mercurial aunt, and the full scope of a tragedy that shattered her childhood in an instant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA vivid, moving story of an immigrant family and the culture of a little-known nation, \u003ci\u003eThe Tricking of Freya\u003c\/i\u003e is \"astonishingly accomplished . . . a bewitching tale of volcanic emotions, cultural inheritance, family sorrows, mental illness, and life-altering discoveries\" (Donna Seaman, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHRISTINA SUNLEY grew up hearing stories about her Icelandic grandparents and the massive emigration that followed a 19th century volcanic eruption. She has visited Iceland for extended stays to research and write this novel. Her short fiction has appeared in literary journals, and she has taught memoir writing and fiction at universities. She now lives in the San Francisco Bay area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491675050258,"sku":"9780312429386","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_93c2f3f3-b4bc-4005-8581-ae8df8dc4892.jpg?v=1730548287","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tricking-of-freya-9780312429386","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}