{"product_id":"the-sixteen-trees-of-the-somme-9780857056047","title":"The Sixteen Trees Of The Somme","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Norway's bestselling novelist and the author of NORWEGIAN WOOD, a family story of epic scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"An intricate story about war, family, secrets and, yes, wood ... An engaging, satisfying read\" The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"So cleverly plotted, and it builds up such effortless dramatic momentum as it zeroes in on its conclusion\" Scotsman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdvard 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdvard'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMytting'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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the Norwegian by Paul Russell Garrett\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MacLehose Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42977155580070,"sku":"9780857056047","price":19.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0443\/8471\/4918\/products\/9780857056047_2d066c31-13aa-4020-9f27-d4f8ca12c2e4.jpg?v=1656101395","url":"https:\/\/bookxcess.myshopify.com\/products\/the-sixteen-trees-of-the-somme-9780857056047","provider":"Staging Site ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}