A great read! There is plenty of weather, seasons and of course wood. An entrancing novel that follows a young man's journey into the mysterious circumstances of his parent's deaths, which left him a young orphan, to be raised by his Norwegian grandfather. The Sixteen Trees of the Somme is about the love of wood and finding your own self, a beautifully intricate and moving tale that spans an entire century.Translated from the Norwegian by Paul Russell Garrett. Wood is very much a part of the grain of this novel, too. Lars Mytting received global recognition for his original and amusing book about woodcraft Norwegian Wood, which has sold over 500.000 copies across the world. Part mystery, part romance, part historical this is an absorbing and well researched book. I really enjoyed the fictional story set amidst the reality of history and was very grateful to have the pictorial maps at the front of the book to give me some sense of distances in Edward’s travels. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 April 2019. We're treated to historical facts and vignettes from both World Wars. I did. Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2017, A family saga set across 3 countries: FRANCE, SCOTLAND and NORWAY, Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2017. Quercus Publishing. Please share on: Facebook, Twitter and The Sixteen Trees of the Somme is a multi-textured novel: a coming of age story, a quest for identity, a family saga and an intriguing mystery. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. Litt kort slutt kanskje, men samtidig er åpne avslutninger bra. A beautifully written story. The Sixteen Trees of the Somme is the epic story of three families. If you have visited any of the areas or have a love of wood or hunting guns I think you will appreciate this novel as much as I did. The term "page turner" is often overused, but this was definitely one of them! Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 October 2018. While his grandfather lived the past was an area of certainty for Edvard. Format. These are the Hirifjells from Saksum, a small village near Lillehammer in central Norway, the Winterfinchs from Edinburgh and the Shetlands, and the Daireaux from Authuille, a hamlet fought over in the WW1 Battle of the Somme. I know Shetland a little, and felt that he captured the feel of the place, and the other locations well. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It tells the story of a young man who wanted to be someone the dead could rely on but who ultimately finds himself wanting to be ‘normal’, to get on with his real life, and to belong in his community. The following day I asked the woodwork teacher a question. This page works best with JavaScript. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, See all details for Sixteen Trees of the Somme, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Beautifully written. When Edvard's grandfather dies, he leaves behind a mystery that the young man slowly begins to uncover. Publication date 08 Aug 2017. Copyright LibraryThing and/or members of LibraryThing, authors, publishers, libraries, cover designers, Amazon, Bol, Bruna, etc. We expect the sadness (especially when dealing with cruel and bitter global inhumanities) but not Lars' lyrical beauty that led me to re-read passages in order to wallow in his words. Publisher . Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2017, A family saga set across 3 countries: FRANCE, SCOTLAND and NORWAY, Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2017. It is at heart a mystery novel where Edvard attempts to find the truth about his parents death following a trail of clues to the Shetland Islands and then to battlefields from world war one in northern France. Format. The Sixteen Trees of the Somme details young Edvard Hirifjell’s search for clues about his parents’ mystical death in 1971, when Edvard was only three years old. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. We're also ambushed by a wonderfully dry sense of humour. Although I knew of the Shetland Bus, I hadn't known much about the Norwegian experience of WWII, and I found this interesting as part of the background. At aged 4 he'd been taken to live with his grandparents, having survived the accident that killed his parents. Lars has gifted us a book containing a selection box of fiction and historical-fiction goodies. The thing I liked most was that it was DIFFERENT - no formulaic plot or caricatured characters. He swept the wood shavings from his leather apron and said, "Flame-birch? The reason being that this is a consummate tale packed with such a variety of moods, events and peri-war history that it makes our journey as revelationary and ultimately satisfying as young Edvard's. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, See all details for The Sixteen Trees Of The Somme EXPORT, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. A really, really good novel. Edvard's personal story is inter-woven with his family history so we see his coming of age in many ways, including romantically. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 January 2018. The novel follows Edvard, who grows up on a remote potato farm in Norway with his taciturn grandfather, Sverre. Hardback | 480 pages. It's historical fiction but compelling and wonderfully constructed. The Sixteen Trees of the Somme is the epic story of three families. I think the book would have benefited from more description of the areas with less time given over to the rather shallow and in my opinion unbelievable central romance. Honestly, there are no words to justify how good this novel truly is. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Enjoy, Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2020. This journey takes him from Norway to Shetland and on to France, an exploration of horrors from two wars and love and betrayal both past and present. I’ve tried and tried to think of some things to say about this book but my mind is drawing a blank. Gripping story, beautifully written, interesting historical background, wisely developed characters. Reviewed in Australia on 15 December 2018. The story is set in the present day, but spans most of the past 100 years. (Thank you MacLehose Press for providing us with a copy for review.). Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. It had good reviews and is in the Sunday Times Top 10 at the moment - so perhaps it’s just me! And I will not even try. The writing is clear; the backgrounds are stunning; and the piece does not appear to suffer in anyway through being translated from the original Norwegian into English. The sixteen trees in the title are walnut trees growing in a village within the area geographically described as The Somme. Beautifully written. Gripping story, beautifully written, interesting historical background, wisely developed characters. Other moments evoked from the past aren't as frequently translated into literary memories so come as a bolt from the blue as well as a welcome education. The finest cabinetmaking material in the country. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 November 2018. The story is god with an unexpected twist. Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2018. Every page adds more intrigue as everything Edvard has accepted is blown away. Hm, dette var bra. Other books by this author. Interesting Mystery Told With Wonderful Backgrounds, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 January 2019.

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