The Sea Road

A Novel

Margaret Elphinstone

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Product Details

ISBN: 9781841951768
Publisher: Canongate
Publication Date: 31 August 2001
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Pages: 244p

About the Book

Tells of an 11th-century Viking exploration of the North Atlantic from the viewpoint of one extraordinary woman. Gudrid lives at the edge of the known world, in a landscape where the sea is the only connection to the shores beyond. She then takes a multi-layered voyage into the unknown.

Reviews

"So many historical novels are peopled with modern thinkers in period costume, but not The Sea Road. All the characters are completely of their time and their era is absolutely convincing. Their thoughts and actions have such a ring of truth that a keen sense of realism is maintained throughout." Historical Novel Society
"Forget Richard Branson, the audacious female traveller Gudrid of Iceland is the original explorer’s explorer … Elphinstone has written a fine tribute to a woman whose tale is as warm and inviting as a hot spring on a clear winter day." Alex O'Connell, The Times