The Sea Road

by Margaret Elphinstone

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A haunting, compelling historical novel, The Sea Road is a daring re-telling of the 11th-century Viking exploration of the North Atlantic from the viewpoint of one extraordinary woman. Gudrid lives at the remote edge of the known world, in a starkly beautiful landscape where the sea is the only connection to the shores beyond. It is a world where the old Norse gods are still invoked, even as Christianity gains favour, where the spirits of the dead roam the vast northern ice-fields, tormenting the living, and Viking explorers plunder foreign shores.

Taking the accidental discovery of North America as its focal point, Gudrid's narrative describes a multi-layered voyage into the unknown, all recounted with astonishing immediacy and rich atmospheric detail.

  • ISBN10 0857860577
  • ISBN13 9780857860576
  • Publish Date 2 September 2010 (first published 22 September 2000)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Canongate Books
  • Edition Main
  • Format eBook (EPUB)
  • Pages 256
  • Language English