The Icelandic Canadian - 01.09.2008, Side 47

The Icelandic Canadian - 01.09.2008, Side 47
Vo!. 61 #4 THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN 185 Throughout the fictional story of all three stories, Gardarsson drops in fascinat- ing details about farm life, geography, weather and the state of the times. This backdrop serves as a grounding for the story which is unique and interesting. Learning how to read the green hues of a tornado cloud was an important skill for the farmer. Discovering whether or not it is true that it can ‘rain frogs,’ I interviewed a farmer who reported as a young boy he used to hear his grandfather using this phrase often. Using symbol’s to protect people from harm was one of the beliefs people held onto during earlier times. Depending upon community, relying on your neighbour for help in the struggle for survival was a value upheld by early set- tlers. Without which many would not have survived. The Brewing Evil trilogy is most defi- nitely a worthwhile read. The reader may as well buy all three at once, for as soon as the last page is turned on Brewing Evil the reader will want to know what happens next. The heroine, Eliza is a diverse and compelling character and the supporting characters compliment the story in its entirety. It was a delightful surprise to read Carol Gardarsson’s first trilogy as she sur- passed the expectations of what a reader might predict for an author’s first venture into novels. Gardarsson does not weigh the reader down with too much of any ingredi- ent such as hardship or drama or history. She adeptly provides the story with the right amounts of hope, humor and love, so that her characters joy can also be experi- enced. Carol Gardarsson is an imaginative storyteller who has expertly woven fact into fiction and has carefully produced an unusual and entertaining tale for all. TERGESEN’S GENERAL MERCHANT • GIMLI, MB 82 First Avenue Gimii, MB ROC 1B0 (204) 642-5958 Brewing Oval A witch Lyboryv BREWING EVIL tergesen@mts.net BREWING EVIL BREWING EVIL A WITCH IS BORN DEADLY SPELLS DARK FORCES $24-95 $24-95 $24-95 BOOKS BY CAROL GARDARSSON PHONE ORDERS WELCOME

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