- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press (Mar 4 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0192728814
- ISBN-13: 978-0192728814
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 240 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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"I loved this so much...utterly wonderful" --Waterstone's Bookseller
"A moving love story set against an interesting historical background" --Julia Eccelshare, Lovereading4kids
"a wonderful first novel" --Waterstone's Bookseller
"A really fascinating book" --Adele Geras
[Of The Lady in the Tower]: "Any girl in her early teens is going to love this" --The Bookbag
"I loved this novel; it is vibrant and modern whilst still maintaining a historical feel" --Amazon reviewer
"I loved this so much...utterly wonderful" --Waterstone's Bookseller
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Following an attack on her family, fifteen-year-old Thora is enslaved by a brutish Viking chieftain, Bjorn Svanson. A healer and a midwife, Thora is valuable. She also has visions of the future . . . and in one she foresees Svanson's death. When her prediction becomes reality, Thora recognizes that another of Svanson's slaves is a man she has seen before - a man from recurrent visions who is destined to be part of her future. Assuming Svanson's identity, the slave and Thora use the dead man's ships to escape. Their destination is Iceland, the then uncharted 'land of fire and ice'. To succeed they must first win over Svanson's crew, and their journey is fraught with hardship and danger. But their troubles are only just beginning. Soon, newcomers are among them and someone is stealing from Thora's medicines to cause terrible harm. Under suspicion herself, can Thora unmask the real culprit and clear her name? And can Thora and the man now known as Bjorn ever really hope that their pasts won't catch up with them?
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful historical romance for teen readers.,
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This review is from: Daughter of Fire and Ice (Paperback)
Fifteen-year-old Thora is a gifted healer who has visions of the future. When her family's enemy, Bjorn Swanson, the chieftain of their district in Norway, kidnaps her, he plans to force her to accompany him on a voyage to Iceland, the new world. But a very different journey begins when Swanson's slave, a young man that Thora has seen in her visions, kills the cruel chieftain to avenge Swanson's murder of his sister. The slave takes on the identity of Bjorn Swanson, and Thora knows her destiny is to travel with this young man to Iceland.
During the voyage, Thora begins to care deeply for the young man she now knows only as Bjorn, and believes she is falling in love with him, and that he may have feelings for her as well. However, circumstances make it difficult for them to be together. And as Thora, Bjorn, and their fellow travelers struggle to build a home in the harsh and dangerous land that is Iceland, Thora realizes there is a murderer among them. Daughter of Fire and Ice is a fascinating, exciting, and romantic young adult historical novel. I loved the unusual historical setting of ninth century Norway and Iceland, as I have not read much set in this time period. Thora is a wonderful narrator who brings to life the story and setting. I have loved everything I have read so far by Marie-Louise Jensen. I highly recommend her books to readers who love young adult historical romance, and I can't wait to read her next book.
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