Kári Gíslason
Icelandic-Australian writer and academic based in Australia. He is the author of the memoir The Promise of Iceland and the novel The Ash Burner, and co-authored the travel/history book Saga Land with broadcaster Richard Fidler. Gíslason teaches creative writing and often explores Icelandic sagas, identity, and place in his work.
Books
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1. The Sorrow Stone
Set in medieval Iceland, this historical novel follows a mother who, after a desperate act to protect her child, flees across a harsh landscape and the North Atlantic world while clutching a talisman said to draw away grief. Pursued by vengeance and bound by the codes of honor and kinship, she seeks safety and a future for her son, whose later search for answers is shaped by rumor and saga. Blending suspense with an exploration of motherhood, exile, justice, and the making of legend, it gives voice to a woman largely silenced in the old stories.