The promise of Iceland / Kári Gíslason.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gíslason, Kári, 1972- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fathers and sons--Biography.

Fathers and sons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Queensland, Australia : University of Queensland Press, 2011.

Summary:

Born from a secret liaison between a British mother and an Icelandic father, Kari Gislason was the subject of a promise: a promise elicited by his father not to reveal his identity in order to spare his wife and five other children. At the age of 27, Kari decides to break the pact between his parents by contacting his father's family; what follows makes for a riveting journey over landscapes, time, and memory. From the shark net at Sydney's Balmoral and an unsettled life in the English countryside to the harsh yellow summer of Brisbane and the freezing cold winters of Iceland, the author traces his mother's steps into the arms of a secret lover. At the culmination of this poignant, painful, and joyous story, Kari's determination to defy his father's wishes results in his uniting with his relatives.

Contents:

Intro

Author biography

Title page

Imprint page

Dedication

Contents

Reykjavík, 1990

1 The Shark Net at Balmoral

2 The Road to Reykjavík

3 Love in the Time of Cod War

4 Paper Run

5 The Army of Foreign Secretaries

6 Leaving Iceland

7 Wirral Rats

8 On the Lake

9 Thin Girls in Yellow Shoes

10 Lovers

11 Falling off Horses

12 To Hlíðarendi

13 Family Names

14 Letters to Iceland

15 New Arrivals

16 Islands Apart

17 Into the Fjords

18 Digging

19 Parting Notes

20 Fatherhood

Reykjavík, 2010

Ashes

Aknowledgements.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed February 26, 2018).

ISBN:

0-7022-4679-4