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THE SIXTEEN TREES OF THE SOMME - LARS MYTTING K...

By Norway's bestselling novelist and the author of NORWEGIAN WOOD  a family story of epic
scale.   "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" Scotsman  Edvard 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
grandfather's 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.   Edvard's desperate quest to unlock the
family's 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.  Mytting's book is as much a romantic historical
thriller as it is a book of promise  a page-turner as it is a reflective journey into selfhood
history  life's meaning and individual moral responsibility - Mika Provata-Carlone  Bookanista
Translated from the Norwegian by Paul Russell Garrett

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