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The Glass Woman

The Glass Woman

Summary

A mysterious and captivating tale of love, fear and superstition set in the Icelandic wilderness . . .

'An Icelandic Jane Eyre' SUNDAY TIMES
'Gripped me in a cold fist. Beautiful'
SARA COLLINS
'Enthralling' STACEY HALLS
'Moving and atmospheric' LAURA PURCELL
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1686, Iceland.

When Rósa is betrothed to Jón Eiríksson, she is sent to a remote village.

There she finds a man who refuses to speak of his recently deceased first wife, and villagers who view her with suspicion.

Isolated and disturbed by her husband's strange behaviour, her fears deepen.

What is making the strange sounds in the attic?

Who does the mysterious glass figure she is given represent?

And why do the villagers fear the fast-approaching winter? . . .
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'A perfect, gripping winter read. I loved it' SOPHIE MACKINTOSH


'Crackles with tension. Moving and atmospheric, I couldn't put it down' LAURA PURCELL

'Memorable and compelling. A novel about what haunts us - and what should' SARAH MOSS, author of GHOST WALL

'Evocative, compelling, with a brilliant twist' DAILY EXPRESS

'Intensely written and atmospheric, with an unusual setting' DAILY MAIL

'A chilling tale'
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

'Like a ghost story told around a winter fire' TIM LEACH, author of SMILE OF THE WOLF

SHORTLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION DEBUT AWARD

Reviews

  • A fantastic, atmospheric debut
    The Times

About the author

Caroline Lea

Caroline Lea grew up on the island of Jersey. The Glass Woman, her debut, is a gothic thriller set during the Icelandic witch trials. The Metal Heart, a Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month, is an epic Second World War love story; Prize Women reveals a feminist scandal at the heart of the roaring 20s. Her latest novel reimagines Mary Shelley and the writing of Frankenstein.
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