From the bestselling author of The History of Bees Longyearbyen 2110 Far to the North buried deep in the mountains is a massive vault filled with seeds from every corner of the Earth Tommy grows up in the brutal landscape of Spitzbergen alongside his two brothers for whom he would do anything and his grandmother the seed keeper of the vault Life just to the South of the North Pole is demanding but their tiny community has found its shape It has been many years since they cut off contact with other countries and in their isolation they live in harmony with nature When Longyearbyen is hit by a disaster Tommy his brothers and his grandmother are among the few survivors Six lonely people in a deserted landscape in possession of a treasure the world thought forever lost At the same time in a place far far away Tao subsists on the memories of her son Wei Wen whom she lost twelve years ago Every day is the same she is numb with sadness And she is starving like the rest of her people trapped on a barren impoverished land where countless species have disappeared But everything changes the day Tao is asked to lead an expedition to the North The destination is Spitzbergen and its legendary seeds From acclaimed Norwegian author Maja Lunde The Drea
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Simon & Schuster Uk
ISBN: 9781471185311
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 480
Tiempo de lectura:
9h 56m
Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Fecha de lanzamiento: 10/10/2024
Año de edición: 2024
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Escrito por Maja Lunde
Maja Lunde es escritora y guionista, y actualmente es una de las autoras más relevantes de Noruega. Su primera novela para adultos, Bienes Historie (Historia de las abejas), obtuvo un gran éxito internacional e importantes galardones, entre ellos el Premio de los Libreros de Noruega. Su producción para el público infantil y juvenil, entre la que cabe destacar su obra Snesösteren (La hermana de nieve), también ha sido igualmente notable.