Becoming Leida

How far can a person go, wanting to keep next to his loved ones, and what is a woman ready to go for, who desperately wants to save her daughter and return home?
Norway, 19th century. When Peter decides to marry a girl saved by him after a shipwreck, he knows that she is not like ordinary people. Blinded by love, he hopes that Maeva will be able to become the most ordinary wife of the sailor and take root in a world where some are eagerly worshiped by the new Christian god, while others secretly continue to pray to Odin and scully. He prefers not to notice the changes that occur with his wife, and the unusual features of his daughter, who manifest themselves more and more clearly. He prefers not to notice how his wife is eager to return home, and not to think that their daughter Leid can once follow her.
The debut novel of the Canadian writer will plunge you into the world of Celtic folklore, Scandinavian mythology and human feelings, invariably tormenting all people from the very beginning of time.
"A multifaceted, multilayer novel, in which different voices and times and measurements are intertwined into a single thread." - Historical Novel Society