Lars Mytting The Sixteen Trees of the Somme Paperback Book

A family story of epic scale, by the author of NORWEGIAN WOOD and THE BELL IN THE LAKE."An intricate story about war, family, secrets and, yes, wood ... An engaging, satisfying read" The Times"So cleverly plotted, and it builds up such effortless dramatic momentum as it zeroes in on its conclusion" ScotsmanEdvard grows up on a remote mountain farmstead in Norway with his taciturn grandfather, Sverre. The death of his parents, when he was three years old, has always been shrouded in mystery he has never been told how or where it took place and has only a distant memory of his mother. But he knows that the fate of his grandfathers brother, Einar, is somehow bound up with this mystery. One day a coffin is delivered for his grandfather long before his death a meticulous, beautiful piece of craftsmanship. Perhaps Einar is not dead after all. Edvards desperate quest to unlock the familys tragic secrets takes him on a long journey from Norway to the Shetlands, and to the battlefields of France to the discovery of a very unusual inheritance. The Sixteen Trees of the Somme is about the love of wood and finding your own self, a beautifully intricate and moving tale that spans an entire century. A TIMES BESTSELLERMyttings book is as much a romantic historical thriller as it is a book of promise, a pageturner as it is a reflective journey into selfhood, history, lifes meaning and individual moral responsibility Mika ProvataCarlone, BookanistaTranslated from the Norwegian by Paul... | Lars Mytting The Sixteen Trees of the Somme Paperback Book