The Return of the Divine Mary

Mary is a perfectly ordinary girl until one day she can no longer see herself in the mirror... So begins Bjarni Bjarnason's extraordinary tale, as Mary escapes her former life in the company of the ingenious circus performer Michael Blomsterfeld. In Bjarnason's innovative novel, the mystery of Mary's true identity will unfold in a powerful, dramatic climax. '... an extraordinary, beautifully written novel' RODDY DOYLE 'Bjarni Bjarnason is no doubt one of the most remarkable Icelandic authors of his generation...' WORLD LITERATURE TODAY