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Shortlisted for Sweden's prestigious August Strindberg Prize, Rynell's To Mervas is a vivid exploration of both the internal and the external wilderness. Marta, a middle-aged woman who has withdrawn almost completely into herself after the loss of her disabled son, is jolted back into the world when she receives a short letter from her former lover, Kosti. The letter prompts her to set off for Mervas, a ghost town deep in the north of Sweden, with no notion of what might await her there...
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Elisabeth Rynell, born in Stockholm, is a poet and a novelist. Her works include the poetry volumes Night Conversations, Sorrow Winged Songs, Desert Wanderer, and the novels A Tale of Loka and Hohaj. To Mervas was a finalist for the August Strindberg Prize and is her first novel to appear in English.
Victoria Häggblom is a writer and a translator. She lives in Berkeley, California."About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. To Mervas is a turbulent journey through the wilderness of memory, domestic violence, and the vast gulf between lost lovers. After years of insulating herself from humanity in the wake of her disabled son's death, Marta is jolted out of exile when a cryptic note arrives from Mervas, a ghost town deep in Sweden's desolate northern wilds. The letter is from Kosti, her once-great love, shattering a silence of more than twenty years. When spring comes she sets off alone for Mervas, without any notion of who or what might await her there. Physical and emotional abuse, longing and loss, and the nature of love and redemption are explored with remarkable empathy and a visceral lyricism in Elizabeth Rynell's stirring novel. A searing, raw, and haunting story of a reclusive woman's journey through love. A symphony of emotion. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780981987378