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The Woman at 1,000 Degrees

By Hallgrímur Helgason

The Woman at 1,000 Degrees Medicine

The Woman at 1,000 Degrees

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  'Incredibly funny, incredibly insightful and incredibly moving' Fiona Mozley, author of Hot Stew A darkly comic and explosive tale of a world at war and one island girl's struggle to survive Eighty-year old Herra Björnsson lies alone in her garage waiting to die. Oh, she has two weeks left, maybe three - she has booked her cremation appointment, at a blistering 1,000 degrees, so it won't be long. But until then she has her cigarettes, her laptop, a World War II grenade, and her memories to sustain her.  One of the most original narrators in literary history, Herra takes readers with her on a dazzling ride of a novel as she reflects - in a voice by turns darkly funny, poignant and always, always smart - on the mishaps, tragedies and turns of luck that shaped her life. And with a bawdy, uncompromising spirit, she has survived it all. As hilarious as it is heartbreaking, Hallgrímur Helgason tells the deeply moving story of a woman swept up by the forces of history. 
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
464
Release Date:
2018-11-01
Publication Date:
2018-11-01
Publisher:
Oneworld Publications
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1786074559
ISBN13:
9781786074553
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
337 g
Height:
131 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
35 cm

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