false <![CDATA[Independent People]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010m/77287.jpg 77287 19 Bjartus is a sheep farmer hewing a living from a blighted patch of land in Iceland. After 18 years of servitude to a master he despises, all he wants is to raise his flocks unbeholden to anyone. Nothing, not inclement weather, not his wives, not his family will come between him and his goal of financial independence. Only Asta Solillja, the child he brings up as his daughter, can pierce his stubborn heart. But she too wants to live independently - and when Bjartus throws her from the house on discovering she is pregnant, her more temperate determination is set against his stony will. 1391302 book 1935 Independent People total:666|5:329|4:196|3:87|2:37|1:17| 666 2781 1402 187 5 10 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Feb 15 03:41:17 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 07:46:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Wed Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 08:16:16 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 07:38:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Wed Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 11 08:18:24 -0800 2007 Thu Feb 07 10:37:53 -0800 2008
Independent People is about the complex intersection of pride and poverty. It is the story of the fiercely strong and intelligent everyman who has little to show for their successes yet holds their successes with high esteem. It...more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 24 09:09:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 09:16:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Thu Feb 21 13:55:33 -0800 2008 Mon Jul 28 23:29:30 -0700 2008
UPDATE: this book was amazing, one of those books that creates a whole world you live in for the time you're reading it. one of those books where, as...more...]]> 3 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 07:00:55 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 15:05:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 08:18:19 -0700 2007 Sat Jan 26 08:07:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 2 true false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 06:54:32 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 06:57:15 -0700 2007
Some books can be consumed whole, reading sentences, paragraphs, pages, all at once, your consciousn...more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Feb 22 23:36:41 -0800 2007 Thu Feb 22 23:36:52 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Wed Nov 07 10:44:45 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 07 10:51:19 -0800 2007
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