{"product_id":"9781910633359","title":"The Bird Tribunal","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eWhen a disgraced TV presenter takes up the role of housekeeper on an isolated Norwegian fjord, she develops a chilling, obsessive relationship with her employer … an award-winning, simply stunning debut psychological thriller from one of Norway’s finest writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***As heard on BBC Books at Bedtime***\u003cbr\u003e ***WINNER of the English PEN Translation Award***\u003cbr\u003e ***Shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award***\u003cbr\u003e ***Shortlisted for the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘An unrelenting atmosphere of doom fails to prepare readers for the surprising resolution’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Unfolds in an austere style that perfectly captures the bleakly beautiful landscape of Norway’s far north’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e _________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Two people in exile. Two secrets. As the past tightens its grip, there may be no escape…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e TV presenter Allis Hagtorn leaves her partner and her job to take voluntary exile in a remote house on an isolated fjord. But her new job as housekeeper and gardener is not all that it seems, and her silent, surly employer, 44-year-old Sigurd Bagge, is not the old man she expected. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As they await the return of his wife from her travels, their silent, uneasy encounters develop into a chilling, obsessive relationship, and it becomes clear that atonement for past sins may not be enough…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Haunting, consuming and powerful, \u003ci\u003eThe Bird Tribunal\u003c\/i\u003e is a taut, exquisitely written psychological thriller that builds to a shocking, dramatic crescendo that will leave you breathless.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e _________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith – and I can’t offer higher praise than that – Agnes Ravatn is an author to watch’ \u003cb\u003ePhilip Ardagh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A tense and riveting read’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Crackling, fraught and hugely compulsive slice of Nordic Noir … tremendously impressive’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Beautifully done … dark, psychologically tense and packed full of emotion both overt or deliberately disguised’ \u003cb\u003eRaven Crime Reads\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Ravatn creates a creeping sense of unease, elegantly bringing the peace and menace of the setting to vivid life. The isolated house on the fjord is a character-like shadow in this tale of obsessions. This is domestic suspense with a twist – creepy and wonderful’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Books Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘\u003ci\u003eThe Bird Tribunal\u003c\/i\u003e offers an incredible richness of themes … The atonement for the past sins and the titular bird tribunal carry powerful messages, as well as questions of morality and humanity…' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eThe Bird Tribunal\u003c\/i\u003e is suffused with dark imagery from the ancient Eddas, creating a foreboding atmosphere that gets under the skin and stays there. Like a lunar eclipse, each revelation is another form of darkness’ \u003cb\u003eCrime Fiction Lover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Chilling, atmospheric and hauntingly beautiful … I was transfixed’ \u003cb\u003eAmanda Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Intriguing … enrapturing’ \u003cb\u003eSarah Hilary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A masterclass in suspense and delayed terror, reading it felt like I was driving at top speed towards a cliff edge - and not once did I want to take my foot off the pedal’ \u003cb\u003eRod Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A beautifully written story set in a captivating landscape … it keeps you turning the pages’ \u003cb\u003eSarah Ward\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Agnes Ravatn","offers":[{"title":"Orenda Books |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2017-01-01","offer_id":44218651476223,"sku":"9781910633359","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_82abcc43-67da-4a5a-817a-e1f98264ead9.jpg?v=1692369296","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781910633359","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}