The Swell

£9.99

Iceland, 1910. In the middle of a severe storm, two sisters – Freyja and Gudrun – rescue a mysterious, charismatic man from a shipwreck near their remote farm. Sixty-five years later, a young woman – Sigga – is spending time with her grandmother when they learn a body has been discovered on a mountainside near Reykjavik, perfectly preserved in ice. Moving between the turn of the 20th century and the 1970s as a dark mystery is unravelled, ‘The Swell’ is a spellbinding read, rich in Icelandic myth.

ISBN: 9781786585110 Author: Gordon, Kat Publisher: Manilla Publication Date: 22nd January 2026 Imprint: Manilla Cover: Paperback Dewey: 823.92 (edition:23) Pages: 312 Language: English Edition: 1st paperback ed Readership: General - Trade / Code: K Category: Subjects: , ,

‘Spellbinding . . . I could not put The Swell down’ Anya Bergman
‘A d
eeply satisfying, deftly woven novel of female power and resistance’ Anna Hope
‘Bewitching . . . as beautiful as it is haunting’ Freya Berry
‘Addictive and twisty’ Liza Klaussman
‘Gripping, bewitching and laced with atmosphere’ Harriet Constable
‘Atmospheric . . . Kat Gordon is a master storyteller’ Cathryn Kemp

IN PLACES OF DARKNESS, WOMEN WILL RISE . . .

Iceland, 1910. In the middle of a severe storm two sisters – Freyja and Gudrún – rescue a mysterious, charismatic man from a shipwreck near their remote farm.

Sixty-five years later, a young woman – Sigga – is spending time with her grandmother when they learn a body has been discovered on a mountainside near Reykjavik, perfectly preserved in ice.

Moving between the turn of the 20th century and the 1970s as a dark mystery is unravelled, The Swell is a spellbinding, beautifully atmospheric read, rich in Icelandic myth.

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