{"product_id":"haymaker-in-heaven-1","title":"Haymaker in Heaven","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHaymaker in Heaven\u003c\/h1\u003eEdvard Hoem,Edvard Hoem\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003eMarch 8 2022\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9781571311290\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 1571311297\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cb\u003eFrom one of Norway's leading writers, translated into English for the very first time, comes a transatlantic novel of dreams, sacrifice, and transformation set at the turn of the twentieth century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The year is 1874. Nesje is a recent widower with a young son, working as a haymaker on an estate in the town of Molde and steadily clearing his own small holding. Then he meets Serianna--an outsider, looking for work, who takes him fishing and smokes a pipe and is thoroughly unlike anyone he's met before. Soon the two fall in love and marry, and Nesje begins to dream of a prosperous future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But prosperity is hard to come by. Some Norwegians--including Serianna's spirited sister, Gjertine--have begun to immigrate to the American West, attracted by the glimmer of land and commerce. One of Nesje's sons follows, while another moves to the city and becomes a wealthy merchant, and another is adopted by Serianna's childless brother and sister-in-law. In Norway and in America, however, the turn of the century is approaching: mechanization is superseding skilled labor, the moneyed classes are growing ever more powerful, and sacrifices don't always deliver what was promised. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eHaymaker in Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e is a sprawling saga--drawn from Edvard Hoem's own family history--and a vivid portrait of two countries at a critical moment of intersection.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67390805311533,"sku":"WHS-25a000223d654ca6a4156f44a9d3c72c","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_408db0e9-6d82-441f-9c35-29d2e74caca0.jpg?v=1787347478","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/haymaker-in-heaven-1","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}