Set in medieval Greenland, this novel recounts the history of a community plagued with rivalries and feuds, famines and battles with Eskimos. Although the story centres on a woman's struggle in exile, the main theme of the book is the decay and ultimate destruction of a civilization. Jane Smiley has also written the novels "Paradise Gate", "Duplicate Keys" and "The Age of Grief".
- ISBN10 000617793X
- ISBN13 9780006177937
- Publish Date 23 November 1989 (first published 12 March 1988)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 22 March 1993
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint Fontana Press
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
- Pages 608
- Language English