The Ice Palace (Peter Owen Modern Classics)

A new edition of what is commonly seen as the legendary Norwegian writers masterpiece this story tells the tale of Siss and Unn two friends who have only spent one evening in each others company. But so profound is this evening between them that when Unn inexplicably disappears Sisss world is shattered. Sisss struggle with her fidelity to the memory of her friend and Unns fatal exploration of the strange terrifyingly beautiful frozen waterfall that is the Ice Palace are described in prose of a lyrical economy that ranks among the most memorable achievements of modern literature.