What my novel is about, at this moment

I’m guessing that my conception of what my novel is about may be changed soon, once people I don’t know start buying and reading it.

 

So for posterity’s sake, I’m going to record what I think The Tricking of Freya is about, a few weeks pre-publication:

 

It’s about a young woman obsessed with unraveling a family secret that takes her all the way to Iceland.

It’s about turning your back on the past, then discovering years later that you can’t move forward in life without coming to terms with your own history.

 

It’s about forgiving the very family members who have hurt you most deeply.

 

It’s about being influenced by ancestors who died long before you were born.

 

It’s about writing your way to redemption.

Comments

[Holly Minor]

Dear Christina,
I just finished reading (in two days - couldn't put it down!)The Tricking of Freya, after finding it on the "new books" shelf in a small library in Vallejo. What a wonderful novel and story. I enjoyed it immensely. Two of the reasons I selected it to read, besides the irresistible description on the inside jacket, were 1) it described it as your debut novel and an author's debut novel always excites me; and 2) because it was published by St. Martin's Press - probably my most favorite publisher; it's one I know I can always trust to have high quality books to read. And once again they didn't let me down.

You've a lot to be proud of. I really liked how you did a lot of explaining what the Icelandic words meant. Thanks for persevering through the years (however many it took) to get your book done. It was certainly worth the wait. Good job and best wishes for many more books to come.