Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir

A volcanologist discovers herself in the face of nature's fury in this heartrending thriller. Anna Arnardóttir has fire in her blood. A second-generation volcanologist, she's Iceland's leading expert on the fire-breathing giants that could, without warning, reduce a country to ash. Her work regularly puts her in harm's way, but Anna never takes unnecessary risks, living an orderly, suburban life with her tax-lawyer husband and children. Then a series of earthquakes rocks Reykjavík, and Anna's stable life is suddenly on shaky ground when she falls for Tómas Adler, a bohemian photographer. As Anna tumbles into a passionate affair, the earthquakes take a violent turn. Small volcanic eruptions herald disaster to come, but will she trust what she knows in her heart is about to happen? Or listen to her head and risk the safety of the entire nation? Having so much of her world and what she knows about herself upended, can she trust her instincts? The Fires is a lyrical, heart-stopping tale of survival and self-discovery about one woman's reckoning with all she holds sacred--though it will take every fiber of her being.

A Novel

The Fires

Eyland

ástin og aðrar hamfarir

Eldarnir

Hið heilaga orð

Overnight, Iceland, considered one of the most organized countries, loses contact with other countries and turns into a land of chaos. The inhabitants do not know what is the source of the crisis, but still try to function normally. Meanwhile, the newly formed government is manipulating information, knowing that it will soon run out of food. The state, and with it the law and society, begin to corrode. The ISLAND is a brilliant combination of thriller, political fiction and dystopia, and at the same time a well-constructed diagnosis of the contemporary shaky world. The vision created by Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir shocked Iceland and sparked a lively discussion on the durability of the foundations of the state and society.--Provided by publisher.

A sziget

Święte słowo

L'île

Eldarnir. Ástin og aðrar hamfarir

Blackout Island

Остров

Was passiert, wenn ein ganzes Land plötzlich von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten ist? Die Ressourcen knapp werden? Nicht alle überleben können? Die Menschen zu Selbstversorgern werden, Eltern ihre Kinder suchen, die in Banden hungernd durchs Land irren. Milizen marodieren. Bürgerkriegsähnliche Verhältnisse herrschen. In einem abgelegenen isländischen Fjord lebt der ehemalige Journalist Hjalti aus Reykjavik unter primitiven Bedingungen auf dem alten Hof seines Großvaters. Er versorgt die Schafe, bewirtschaftet das karge Land und lebt von dem, was er dem Boden und dem Meer abtrotzt. Gesellschaft leistet ihm neben den Schafen nur noch sein Hund. Hjalti führt einen harten Kampf ums Überleben, denn Island ist seit geraumer Zeit von der Außenwelt abgeschottet, seine Lebensgefährtin Maria und deren Kinder von ihm getrennt, ihr Schicksal ungewiss. An den langen, einsamen Abenden protokolliert er die Ereignisse, die zu dieser Situation geführt und die ehrgeizige Innenministerin Elín Olafsdottir dazu gezwungen haben, den Ausnahmezustand auszurufen.

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Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir

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