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02297aam a2200373 4500 001 FAB13F3C3D8C11EE8AE814B62EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230818010103 008 220921s2023 xx 0|| f eng d 020 $a 1948830760 020 $a 9781948830768 035 $a (OCoLC)1345217042 040 $a YDX $b eng $c YDX $d BDX $d OWR $d TOH $d OCLCF $d NUI $d SILO 100 0 $a SigruÌn PaÌlsdoÌttir, $d 1967- 245 10 $a Embroidery / $c SigruÌn PaÌlsdoÌttir ; translated from the Icelandic by Lytton Smith. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a Rochester, NY : $b Open Letter Press, $c 2023. 300 $a 195 pages ; $c 21 cm 520 $a At the turn of the twentieth century, Sigurlina finds herself in a hopeless situation. She is the motherless daughter of an eccentric father, who expects her to spend her life helping him catalogue Icelandic archaeological artifacts. But Sigurlina has her own ambitions of education and excitement and after a harrowing experience, takes fate into her own hands. She disappears from Reykjavik, along with a historical relic from her father's collection. Through a series of incredible events, the artifact is unveiled at The Metropolitan Museum of New York. Meanwhile, officials in Iceland launch their own investigation into the theft of the artifact. A tragicomic tale about the preservation of cultural treasure, an intriguing perspective on the coincidences that have determined their place in history and a thrilling and winding story of the human fates that underpin it all. 500 $a Originally publidhed in Icelandic as DelluferÄin by ForlagiÄ. 650 0 $a Archaeology $z Iceland. 650 0 $a Eccentrics and eccentricities $z Iceland. 650 0 $a Relics $z Iceland. 650 7 $a Antiquities. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00810745 650 7 $a Archaeology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00812938 650 7 $a Eccentrics and eccentricities. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00901271 650 7 $a Relics. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01093664 651 0 $a Iceland $x Antiquities. 651 7 $a Iceland. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01210572 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01726640 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 lcgft 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117012558.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FAB13F3C3D8C11EE8AE814B62EECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search