{"product_id":"9781771966511","title":"Heaven and Hell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Stefánsson shares the elemental grandeur of Cormac McCarthy.”—Eileen Battersby, \u003cem\u003eTLS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a remote part of Iceland, a young man joins a cod-fishing crew, but when a tragedy occurs at sea, he’s appalled by his fellow fishermen’s cruel indifference. Lost, broken by his experiences, he leaves the settlement in secret, his only purpose to return a book to a blind old sea captain who lives in a town beyond the mountains—and when he arrives, he finds that he isn’t alone in his solitude: welcomed into a warm circle of outcasts, he begins to see the world anew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeaven and Hell\u003c\/em\u003e navigates the depths of despair to celebrate the redemptive power of friendship. Set at the turn of the twentieth century, it is a reading experience as intense as the forces of the Icelandic landscape themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jón Kalman Stefánsson","offers":[{"title":"Biblioasis |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2025-02-04","offer_id":46181219631359,"sku":"9781771966511","price":22.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_bf73e3f4-f5cb-4b05-b54d-8b44ef9ce4d6.jpg?v=1731359923","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781771966511","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}