{"product_id":"the-book-of-i-1","title":"The Book of I","description":"\u003cp\u003e2025 Indies Introduce \u0026amp; Indie Next Pick\u003cbr\u003eThe Globe and Mail Best Books of 2025\u003cbr\u003eNew York Times Editors’ Choice\u003cbr\u003eWSJ Notable Book of 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★ “A small treasure... A bloody and beautiful sojourn in the distant past.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliant Scottish debut, shortlisted for the Highland Book Prize and the Bookmark Book Festival Book of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. The Book of I 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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gruesome, exciting... I haven’t read many books that are at once so murderous and so breezily cheerful.”—Sam Sacks, Wall Street Journal\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram Publisher Services","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54028774113555,"sku":"9798889661979","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/1652\/7891\/files\/9798889661979.jpg?v=1775686804","url":"https:\/\/www.monsterasbooks.com\/products\/the-book-of-i-1","provider":"Monstera's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}