There’s such a great sense of place and it’s very easy to imagine life in this community or in Rosa’s case on the outskirts of it. The author picked the perfect setting and time period for this story and the writing is absolutely wonderful. What I can say is that it’s an intriguing mix of historical fiction, mystery and thriller but with the suggestion that there may be supernatural forces at work. And I think it’s probably best I stop there as if I say anymore I fear I’ll give something away and I feel it’s better you discover it for yourself. Isolated and alone, strange things start to happen that make her question just who this man she married is, what he’s hiding, and why the village seem to be afraid of him and his strange apprentice Petur. Rosa has led a relatively sheltered life, innocent and naive she knows very little of the world and even less about her soon to be husband.ĭespite this and the rumors around what happened to his first wife she leaves her home and everything she knows behind to start a new life with this man in a remote and fiercely religious community where she is made to feel like an outsider. It then flashes back to six months earlier to another small settlement where young woman Rosa agrees to marry a wealthy stranger who can ensure her mother gets the food and fuel she needs to survive the harsh winter. The story is set in Iceland in 1686 and begins with the discovery of a woman’s body trapped in the ice off the coast.
There was something so compelling about the writing that from the very first page I was hooked and more or less devoured the whole thing in a day. This was one of those books I picked up on a whim based on a very pretty cover and a blurb that made it sound like just my type of read and boy was I right. Is it her husband, the villagers – or the land itself?Īlone and far from home, Rósa sees the darkness coming. There is an evil here – Rósa can feel it. Instead he gives her a small glass figurine.
Her husband buried his first wife alone in the dead of night. Here, the villagers are wary of outsiders.īut Rósa harbours her own suspicions. AN ISOLATED, WINDSWEPT LAND HAUNTED BY WITCH TRIALS AND STEEPED IN THE ANCIENT SAGAS.īetrothed unexpectedly to Jón Eiríksson, Rósa is sent to join her new husband in the remote village of Stykkishólmur. The wonderful writing weaves together historical fiction, mystery and a touch of the supernatural to create a chilling and addictive read.ġ686, ICELAND. The Glass Woman is a truly compelling and atmospheric read. This was one occasion when choosing a book based on its cover worked out so well.
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