{"product_id":"sixteen-trees-of-the-somme","title":"Sixteen Trees Of The Somme","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Times bestseller by the author of NORWEGIAN WOOD, a family story of epic scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An intricate story about war, family, secrets and,yes, wood ... An engaging, satisfying read\" The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"So cleverly plotted, and it builds up such effortless dramatic momentum as it zeroes in on its conclusion\" Scotsman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdvard grows up on a remote mountain farmstead in Norway with his taciturn grandfather, Sverre. The death of his parents, when he was three years old, has always been shrouded in mystery - he has never been told how or where it took place and has only a distant memory of his mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut he knows that the fate of his grandfather's brother, Einar, is somehow bound up with this mystery. One day a coffin is delivered for his grandfather long before his death - a meticulous, beautiful piece of craftsmanship. Perhaps Einar is not dead after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdvard's desperate quest to unlock the family's tragic secrets takes him on a long journey - from Norway to the Shetlands, and to the battlefields of France - to the discovery of a very unusual inheritance. The Sixteen Trees of the Somme is about the love of wood and finding your own self, a beautifully intricate and moving tale that spans an entire century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMytting's book is as much a romantic historical thriller as it is a book of promise, a page-turner as it is a reflective journey into selfhood, history, life's meaning and individual moral responsibility - Mika Provata-Carlone, Bookanista\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the Norwegian by Paul Russell Garrett\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ALLIANCE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40956605988928,"sku":"9780857056061","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/0876\/8576\/files\/9780857056061.jpg?v=1775094841","url":"https:\/\/thepageandprose.co.nz\/products\/sixteen-trees-of-the-somme","provider":"The Page and Prose Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}