{"product_id":"the-book-of-i-1","title":"The Book of I","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2025 Indies Introduce \u0026amp; Indie Next Pick\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Best Books of 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Editors’ Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWSJ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Notable Book of 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e★ “A small treasure... A bloody and beautiful sojourn in the distant past.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA brilliant Scottish debut, shortlisted for the Highland Book Prize and the Bookmark Book Festival Book of the Year. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe year is 825 CE. In the aftermath of a vicious attack by raiders from the north, an unlikely trio finds themselves the lone survivors on a remote Scottish isle. Still breathing are young Brother Martin, the only resident of the local monastery to escape martyrdom; Una, a beekeeper and mead maker who has been relieved of her violent husband during the slaughter; and Grimur, an aging Norseman who claws his way out of the hasty grave his fellow raiders left him in, thinking him dead. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the seasons pass in this wild and lonely setting, their inherent distrust of each other melts into a complex meditation on the distances and bonds between them. Told with humor and alive with sharply exquisite dialogue, David Greig deftly lifts the curtain between our world and the past.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Book of I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an entirely unique novel that serves as a philosophical commentary on guilt and redemption, but also humanity, love, and the things we choose to believe in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Gruesome, exciting... I haven’t read many books that are at once so murderous and so breezily cheerful.”—Sam Sacks, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45921458585791,"sku":"7fbd9a23-579f-4401-94c3-ebfc47970a6e","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/35d25c1b0843ab9536da9c97b9470eb4.jpg?v=1785166748","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/the-book-of-i-1","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}