Animal life
Auður A. Ólafsdóttir, 1958-2022
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In the days leading up to Christmas, Domhildur delivers her 1,922nd baby. Beginnings and endings are her family trade; she comes from a long line of midwives on her mother's side and a long line of undertakers on her father's. She even lives in the apartment that she inherited from her grandaunt, a midwife with a unique reputation for her unconventional methods. As a terrible storm races towards Reykjavik, Domhildur discovers decades worth of letters and manuscripts hidden amongst her grandaunt's clutter. Fielding calls from her anxious meteorologist sister and visits from her curious new neighbour, Domhildur escapes into her grandaunt's archive and discovers strange and beautiful reflections on birth, death and human nature. For even in the depths of an Icelandic winter, new life will find a way.
Main title:
Animal life / Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir ; translated from the Icelandic by Brian FitzGibbon..
Author:
Auður A. Ólafsdóttir, 1958-, authorFitzGibbon, Brian (Translator), translator
Imprint:
London : Pushkin Press, 2022.©2022
Collation:
188 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Icelandic.
ISBN:
9781782277675 (pbk)9781782277675
Dewey class:
839.6934
Language:
EnglishIcelandic
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BRN:
532048
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Fiction - General | AUDU | Available |