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The Greenhouse [Kindle Edition]

Audur Ava Olafsdottir , Brian FitzGibbon
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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2010 Winner of the Prix de Page for Best European Novel of the Year (France)
2011 Winner of the Quebec Booksellers’ Prize (Canada)
2007 Winner of the DV Culture Award (Iceland)
Shortlisted for the Prix Femina (France)
“One of the most unexpected and greatest discoveries of the year.” —Le Parisien

“The Greenhouse is a rare book, full of beauty. After opening the book I was unable to put it down, entirely captivated by its enchanting style.” – Le Page

“A revelation.”—Le Monde

“[An] entertaining read.”—The Complete Review

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For Lobbi, the tragic passing of his mother proves to be a profound catalyst. Their shared love of tending rare roses in her greenhouse inspires him to leave his studies behind and travel to a remote village monastery to restore its once fabulous gardens. While transforming the garden under the watchful eye of a cinephile monk, he is surprised by a visit from Anna, a friend of a friend with whom he shared a fateful moment in his mother’s greenhouse, and the daughter they together conceived that night. In caring for both the garden and the little girl, Lobbi slowly begins to assume the varied and complex roles of a man: fatherhood with a deep relationship with his child, cooking, nurturing, and remaining also a son, brother, lover, and…a gardener. A story about the heartfelt search for beauty in life, The Greenhouse is a touching reminder of our ability to turn the small things in everyday life into the extraordinary.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 445 KB
  • Print Length: 262 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1611090792
  • Publisher: AmazonCrossing (11 Oct 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B004Z2QORW
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #27,346 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Golden Glow 16 Oct 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
A beautiful, uplifting book with a golden glow. Stunning descriptions of Icelandic scenery and flora, and of the southern European village and monastery rose garden. If you are in to lava flows, botany, fatherhood, roses, monasteries, or even cookery, or are a bit of a film buff, there should be something here for you. The child, Flora Sol, is absolutely endearing. This is an unusual, but very readable book, and I think that the author is a genius. On a surface level it is very worth while reading, but there is a lot going on below the surface as well. Read it and see.
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars a pleasant surprise 18 Oct 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
as this was a bargain kindle ebook I thought it worth a punt. And I was glad I did, a heart warming story of learning, love and discovery set against an unfamiliar backdrop. As with many translated books I felt the occasional clumsiness where a better phrase could have been used, but it did not detract from an enchanting book. Lobbi's voyage of self discovery is both simple and complex simultaneously. Read it.
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Delightful 20 Oct 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
My first Kindle experience and I managed to read this in two days after work. It's very easy to read, a wonderfully told story. I did feel though that I 'missed something' and I was waiting and waiting for something dramatic to happen, particularly near the end but there were no bombshells. It left me feeling contented but at the same time, unfulfilled! I would recommend this book though. It's a lovely story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Touching tale
A tender story of young love in its purest form set within a remote monastery where the hero rebuilds a rose garden and gets to know his child.
Published 1 month ago by Jean
4.0 out of 5 stars A Charming story
A young man's search for himself after the death of his mother leads him to a far away monastery, where he wishes to recreate an historic rose garden he once read about. Read more
Published 1 month ago by A. Walton
3.0 out of 5 stars good atmosphere of iceland
Quite a fairy tale but well written and funny at times. Lovely descriptions of a father getting to know and care for his child , and her mother!
Published 1 month ago by chris
5.0 out of 5 stars Just a really beautiful book
I'm not sure how to describe this book because it is lyrical but also rather fey. The narrator has a one night stand and becomes a father. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Plucked Highbrow
5.0 out of 5 stars A gem of a book
It's not so much what's it about but how beautifully it's written. Even in translation it's wonderful. It's short but the reader slows down to fully take in the story. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Stef
5.0 out of 5 stars good
very good pleased ( i will not write words that I do not want to write even to make it 17 words)
Published 5 months ago by G. poa
3.0 out of 5 stars Simple and candid
The greenhouse of Lobbi's mother is certainly a novel place for a 22 year old to
get his girlfriend pregnant, still more so because his lover is hardly more than an... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Steve
4.0 out of 5 stars A rare beauty
The synopsis of this book states it is "a touching reminder of our ability to turn the small things in everyday life into the extraordinary", and that sums up the book perfectly... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Lianne
3.0 out of 5 stars On the fence
I liked this book but didn't love it. It had some interesting aspects and lovely imagery but overall it didn't quite hit the mark for me. Read more
Published 8 months ago by just Junee
4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet but slightly unrealistic
A very sweet, well-written story. But the characters seemed a bit unrealistic.

Plot: Young icelandic man has one night stand with young woman, results in child. Read more
Published 8 months ago by snowqueen01
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