{"product_id":"9781623654719","title":"The Sorrow of Angels","description":"It is three weeks since the  boy came to town, carrying a book of poetry to return to the old sea  captain-the poetry Bárour died for. Three weeks, but already Bárour's  ghost has faded. Snow falls so heavily that it binds heaven and earth  together.\u003cbr\u003eAs the villagers gather in the inn to  drink schnapps and coffee while the boy reads to them from Hamlet, Jens  the postman stumbles in half-dead, having almost frozen to his horse.  On his next journey to the fjords Jens is accompanied by the boy, and  both must risk their lives for each other, and for an unusual item of  mail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sorrow of Angels\u003c\/i\u003e is a timeless and  powerful story that evokes the struggle of man against the ferocious  majesty of nature. Asked by \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e what inspired him to write  these three novels, Stefánsson named his first visit to the landscape of  Iceland's West Fjords. \"It was like a punch in the solar plexus . . .  The mountains seemed to be saying, 'Why aren't you writing about us?\"","brand":"Quercus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151812116720,"sku":"9781623654719","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781623654719_p0.jpg?v=1763860837","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781623654719","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}