{"product_id":"the-ferryman-and-his-wife-paperback","title":"The Ferryman and His Wife - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrode Grytten\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlison McCullough\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the spirit of Amor Towles and George Saunders, the renowned, bestselling Norwegian author Frode Grytten takes readers on a quietly epic journey: ferry driver Nils Vik's last route along the fjord, on what he knows will be his last day alive. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nils Vik wakes up on November the 18th and knows it will be the day he dies. He follows his morning routine as voices from his past echo in his mind, and looks around the empty house one last time, before stepping onto his beloved boat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His dog, dead these many years, leaps aboard with him, and then the other dead begin to emerge - from the woods along the fjord, from each of the ferry stops along the route, from his logbook full of memories and quotations and jotted-down notes about the weather conditions. The people from the past accompany him now, prodding him, showing him what he might have missed before, as he waits for his Marta, his late, remarkable wife, to finally join him on the boat again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Winner of the prestigious Brage Prize, and considered to be Grytten's long-awaited masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Ferryman and His Wife\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a quiet, yet utterly profound, life told in reverse. Timeless and absorbing, this is a novel about what we take with us - those moments that might seem insignificant as they happen but prove to be the most meaningful, in the end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrode Grytten\u003c\/b\u003e had his big breakthrough in 1999 with the Brage Prize-winning novel Beehive Song. He is known throughout Norway for his short stories, but has returned to the novel form after over a decade with The Ferryman and His Wife, which was also awarded the Brage Prize, Norway's most important literary award, and his first book to be translated widely around the world.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison McCullough\u003c\/b\u003e is a Norwegian-to-English translator and writer. Her recent translations include \u003ci\u003eThe Widow\u003c\/i\u003e by Helene Flood, \u003ci\u003eReptile Memoirs\u003c\/i\u003e by Silje Ulstein and \u003ci\u003eLean Your Loneliness Slowly Against Mine\u003c\/i\u003e by Klara Hveberg, which was longlisted for the PEN Translation Prize 2022. Originally from a small mining community in the north of England, she now lives in Stavanger, Norway.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.01 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45085101916336,"sku":"9781643757452","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1121\/0060\/files\/Q0pg-0LEw09781643757452.webp?v=1777996893","url":"https:\/\/sidekicksptown.com\/products\/the-ferryman-and-his-wife-paperback","provider":"Sidekicks Ptown","version":"1.0","type":"link"}