Description
A reimagining of the Norse myth of Hel by Sally Magnusson that will captivate you from the first page.
Discover the untold tale of Hel, cast out of Asgard by Odin himself. For aeons, she has reigned in frozen darkness as the terrible goddess of death. But when a memory shifts everything, she's compelled to seek the sun in Midgard, where humans dwell.
Meanwhile, Helen Firth returns to Orkney after forty years, facing a terminal cancer diagnosis and determined to make peace with her past. Under the wintering solstice sun, she reconnects with the affable Thorfinn Coffin, and as Helen draws closer to death, something extraordinary happens.
Hel recognises herself in this woman.
Both must confront their pasts and learn the same profound truth: that who you think you are isn't who you're meant to become.
This is a story about reclamation, redemption, and the power of rewriting your own mythology. Perfect for readers who crave literary depth, Norse-inspired narratives, and tales that challenge what we believe about identity and destiny.
Paperback 272 pages.
Approx: 12.8 x 19.7 cm.