{"product_id":"bloodhoof","title":"Bloodhoof","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBloodhoof\u003c\/em\u003e is a compulsively modern recasting of the ancient Eddic poem Skírnimál – a minimalist epic telling of the abduction of Gerður Gymisdóttir from a land of giants and her eventual return from the court of Freyr with her beloved son. The journey is full of iron-hard rocks, ice and serpents, and fields of corn whispering in the breeze.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBloodhoof\u003c\/em\u003e is a story of \"ghosts and long-dead heroes\" – a game of thrones that will linger in the memory. Parallel-text verse in Icelandic and English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerður Kristný\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Reykyavik in 1970. She has produced 18 books of fiction and non-fiction, as well as children''s books and poetry. Her work recently featured in the anthology \u003cem\u003eBest European Fiction 2012\u003c\/em\u003e, and in the October 2011 issue of \u003cem\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/em\u003e. She has also been a Featured Poet in \u003cem\u003eEyewear\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. Her numerous prizes include the Icelandic Literature Prize in 2010 for Bloodhoof.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRory McTurk\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Icelandic Studies at the University of Leeds, and the editor of the \u003cem\u003eBlackwell''s Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture\u003c\/em\u003e (2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is also available as an ebook\u003c\/strong\u003e: buy it from Amazon \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Bloodhoof-Ger%C3%B0ur-Kristn%C3%BD-ebook\/dp\/B00DC2ZQOI\/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text\u0026amp;ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1425479205\u0026amp;sr=1-1\u0026amp;keywords=arc+Bloodhoof\"\u003ehere.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57490374001013,"sku":"9781908376107","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781908376107.jpg?v=1786442273","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/bloodhoof","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}