| Description |
1 online resource (279 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro; Author biography; Title page; Imprint page; Dedication; Contents; ReykjavÃƯk, 1990; 1 The Shark Net at Balmoral; 2 The Road to ReykjavÃƯk; 3 Love in the Time of Cod War; 4 Paper Run; 5 The Army of Foreign Secretaries; 6 Leaving Iceland; 7 Wirral Rats; 8 On the Lake; 9 Thin Girls in Yellow Shoes; 10 Lovers; 11 Falling off Horses; 12 To HlÃƯðarendi; 13 Family Names; 14 Letters to Iceland; 15 New Arrivals; 16 Islands Apart; 17 Into the Fjords; 18 Digging; 19 Parting Notes; 20 Fatherhood; ReykjavÃƯk, 2010; Ashes; Aknowledgements |
| Summary |
Born from a secret liaison between a British mother and an Icelandic father, Kari GIslason was the subject of a promise: a promise elicited by his father not to reveal his identity in order to spare his wife and five other children. At the age of 27, Kari decides to break the pact between his parents by contacting his father's family; what follows makes for a riveting journey over landscapes, time, and memory. From the shark net at Sydney's Balmoral and an unsettled life in the English countryside to the harsh yellow summer of Brisbane and the freezing cold winters of Iceland, the author traces his mother's steps into the arms of a secret lover. At the culmination of this poignant, painful, and joyous story, Kari's determination to defy his father's wishes results in his uniting with his relatives. --Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Fathers and sons -- Biography
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Fathers and sons
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| Genre/Form |
autobiographies (literary works)
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Autobiographies
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Biographies
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780702246791 |
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0702246794 |
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