{"product_id":"salka-valka","title":"Salka Valka","description":"\u003cp\u003eA new translation of Nobel Prize-winning author Halldór Laxness's masterpieceLate one snowy midwinter night, in a remote Icelandic fishing village, a penniless woman arrives by boat. She comes with her daughter, the young but gutsy Salka Valka. The two must forge a life in this remote place, where everyone is at the mercy of a single wealthy merchant, and where everything revolves around fish.After her mother's tragic death, Salka grows into a fiercely independent-minded adult - cutting off her hair, educating herself and becoming an advocate for the town's working class. A coming-of-age story, a feminist tale, a lament for Iceland's poor - this is the funny, tender, epic story of Salka Valka.'Laxness is a poet who writes to the edges of the pages, a visionary who allows us a plot'and Daily TelegraphTRANSLATED BY PHILIP ROUGHTON\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Halldór Laxness","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44267630821436,"sku":"9781784877606","price":1346.25,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/9781784877606.jpg?v=1776843672","url":"https:\/\/libertybooksstore.myshopify.com\/products\/salka-valka","provider":"LibertyBooksStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}