As the bombs rain down in the Second World War, one young girl is evacuated to the English countryside. Struggling to make sense of her new wartime life, she is given a copy of a book of ancient Norse myths and her inner and outer worlds are transformed. Linguistically stunning and imaginatively abundant, this mesmerising tale - inspired by the myth of Ragnarok - is a landmark piece of storytelling from one of the world's truly great writers.

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This arrived today! Thank you very much, teuffi. I just finished an earlier book from the Canongate myths series, and am delighted to get a chance to read this one. My deepest appreciation to you for your generous gift.