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100 1 Gíslason, Kári,|d1972-|eauthor.
245 14 The Promise of Iceland /|cKári Gíslason.
264 1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bUniversity of
Queensland Press,|c[2015]
264 4 |c©2015
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520 Born from a secret liaison between a British mother and an
Icelandic father, Kari Gislason was the subject of a
promise: a promise elicited by his father not to reveal
his identity in order to spare his wife and five other
children. At the age of 27, Kari decides to break the pact
between his parents by contacting his father's family;
what follows makes for a riveting journey over landscapes,
time, and memory. From the shark net at Sydney's Balmoral
and an unsettled life in the English countryside to the
harsh yellow summer of Brisbane and the freezing cold
winters of Iceland, the author traces his mother's steps
into the arms of a secret lover. At the culmination of
this poignant, painful, and joyous story, Kari's
determination to defy his father's wishes results in his
uniting with his relatives.
588 0 Print version record.
600 10 Gíslason, Kári,|d1972-
650 0 Family secrets|zIceland|vBiography.
650 0 Illegitimate children|xFamily relationships|zIceland
|vBiography.
650 0 Fathers and sons|zIceland|vBiography.
650 7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.|2bisacsh
655 0 Electronic books.
776 08 |iPrint version:|aGíslason, Kári.|tPromise of Iceland.|dSt
Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 2011.
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