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1940, 1959: A Nordic fairytale leaves a lasting legacy
The Glass Key
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In Ireland, Maggie has grown up hearing her mother tell her the bedtime story of The Glass Key. It’s a Nordic fairytale passed down by Maggie’s grandmother Anna Swan, who mysteriously left her home one stormy night years ago, never to return. Now Maggie’s grandfather has died and going through his things, Maggie is shocked to discover a faded wartime letter, asking him to take in a baby. In that moment she realises that Anna Swan was a woman of many secrets.
Only by travelling to Norway and discovering the story of four brave young women whose lives were forever changed by the occupation of their tiny islands, can Maggie uncover the shocking truth about her family – and finally unlock the mystery of the glass key..
Travel Guide
Norway archipelago
The author says:
“I became obsessed with that time, just as I had become obsessed with living on an island. Here in my third book, The Glass Key, a fictional version of the archipelago comes to life.”
These islanders tell stories:
A mix of Nordic folklore and fairy tales. I came up with the concept of a key made of glass … which opens a locked box containing a truth. This key may only be used once, then it shatters, so that the truth may never be locked away again. This theme runs through the novel as Maggie Murphy travels from Ireland to Norway in 2005 to unravel her family’s mysterious past.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Glass Key
Destination/Location: Norway archipelago, County Kerry Author: Amanda Geard Departure: 1940, 1959
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