Vesaas, Tarjei
The Ice Palace (Paperback)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780241321218
- author:
- Vesaas, Tarjei
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 144
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 0.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction, Fiction,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Ice Palace is a haunting and beautiful novel about a young girl's journey into the heart of winter. In a small village, a frozen waterfall transforms into a fantastical structure, known to the children as the ice palace. When an eleven-year-old girl named Unn arrives in the village, she is drawn to the ice palace, but her grief and loneliness make her a solitary figure. Her friendship with a classmate, Siss, is intense and all-consuming, but when Unn disappears, Siss is left to cope with the loss of her friend.
The ice palace becomes a symbol of the fragility of life and the power of friendship in the face of loss. As Siss struggles to come to terms with Unn's disappearance, she must confront her own emotions and the danger of becoming trapped in her own imagination. This is a poignant and powerful story about the human need for connection and the enduring power of friendship.
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