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Names for the Sea

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By Sarah Moss

Sarah Moss had a childhood dream of moving to Iceland, sustained by a wild summer there when she was nineteen. In 2009, she saw an advertisement for a job at the University of Iceland and applied on a whim, despite having two young children and a comfortable life in Kent. The resulting adventure was shaped by Iceland’s economic collapse, which halved the value of her salary, by the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull and by a collection of new friends, including a poet who saw the only bombs fall on Iceland in 1943, a woman who speaks to elves and a chef who guided Sarah’s family around the intricacies of Icelandic cuisine. Moss explored hillsides of boiling mud and volcanic craters and learned to drive like an Icelander on the unsurfaced roads that link remote farms and fishing villages in the far north. She watched the northern lights and the comings and goings of migratory birds, and as the weeks and months went by, she and her family learned new ways to live.

 

 

 

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Names for the Sea

Sarah Moss was inspired to move to Iceland by one memorable summer spent there when she was 19. Upon seeing a posting for a job at the University of Iceland, Moss uprooted her life and moved there. Despite the economic crash and the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull, she quickly fell in love with the stark beauty of the country. Most of all though, it is the people and their way of life that kept Moss enthralled with Iceland.

About the Author

Sarah Moss is the author of seven novels and a memoir of her year living in Iceland, Names for the Sea, shortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize.

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Weight 0.45 kg
Dimensions 13 × 3.5 × 19.7 cm