{"product_id":"the-sixteen-trees-of-the-somme","title":"The Sixteen Trees of the Somme","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA family story of epic scale,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e b\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ey the author of NORWEGIAN WOOD and THE BELL IN THE LAKE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An intricate story about war, family, secrets and,yes, wood ... An engaging, satisfying read\" \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"So cleverly plotted, and it builds up such effortless dramatic momentum as it zeroes in on its conclusion\" \u003ci\u003eS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ecotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003ci\u003eThe Sixteen Trees of the Somme\u003c\/i\u003e is about the love of wood and finding your own self, a beautifully intricate and moving tale that spans an entire century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\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, \u003ci\u003eBookanista\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the Norwegian by Paul Russell Garrett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 416 pages | Published January 1970\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MacLehose Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63173077565789,"sku":"9780857056061","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9780857056061.jpg?v=1769068661","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-sixteen-trees-of-the-somme","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}