Independent People Alien a Native-American salvage diver

a Native-American salvage diver

at least until the appearance of menacing

A brave young female Cuckoo with a mind of her own challenges the status quo and dares to stand up for what she believes

and bookish Varya throws herself into longevity research

Independent People Alien a Native-American salvage diverFrom the Nobel Prize winning Icelandic author: a magnificent novel that recalls Iceland's medieval epics and classics, set in the early twentieth century starring an ordinary sheep farmer and his heroic determination to achieve independence. "A strange story, vibrant and alive. There is a rare beauty in its telling." Atlantic Monthly If Bjartur of Summerhouses, the book's protagonist, is an ordinary sheep farmer, his flinty determination to free