The oppressive and secretive atmosphere just hums from the pages. It is kept locked and Rósa is forbidden from going into it but when she starts to hears noises, she wonders: what is Jon keeping up there? (Random and specific book link: People of Abandoned Character is nothing alike in plot to this but it DOES also have a secret-in-the-attic element.) Complex characters There is also the matter of his sinister croft (attic). When Rósa arrives in her new village, she is befriended by Katrin but Jon is not keen on her speaking to anyone, there are things he doesn’t want Rósa to discover. Or the glass woman could be Jon’s first wife, Anna who died in mysterious circumstances…Ī woman made of glass and stillness: perfect but easily shattered. Since her father died, Rósa and her mother have been struggling, so she sees marrying a stranger as a way to ensure her family’s survival. The first is Rósa, a paster’s daughter who accepts marriage to a prominent man, Jon, from another village to ensure food for her mother. Well, the title could, in fact, refer to more than one character. Opening sentence: The day the earth shifts, a body emerges from the belly of the ice-crusted sea. Set in 17th Century Iceland, this is a truly atmospheric read that captures the isolation, brooding sense of mistrust and general struggle for survival prevalent in those times. Are you a fan of mesmerising historical fiction with a Gothic twist? Then The Glass Woman is one to add to your TBR list right now.
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