A Parish Chronicle
£9.99
by Laxness, Halldor | Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Published 02/07/2026 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of the Brief Encounters series
Paperback | 128 pages
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Description
An intimate, magical novel about one enduring church in a rural Icelandic valley – an ode to a quiet way of life now lost to time forever The resting place of legendary Viking warrior Egil Skallagrímsson’s skull, Mosfell Church is a lonely, country church, fated to be destroyed. But as the plans to destroy it take shape, stories, myth and folklore abound in one magical last attempt to leave Mosfell standing. BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days
Additional information
| Weight | 108 g |
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| Dimensions | 197 × 132 × 12 mm |
