\'The hottest new book from Iceland is The Woman at 1,000 Degrees...
As hilarious as it is heartbreaking, Hallgrimur Helgason tells the deeply moving story of a Woman swept up by the forces of history..
And with a bawdy, uncompromising spirit, she has survived it all.
But until then she has her cigarettes, her laptop, a World War II grenade, and her memories to sustain her.
One of the most original narrators in literary history, Herra takes readers with her on a dazzling ride of a novel as she reflects - in a voice by turns darkly funny, poignant and always, always smart - on the mishaps, tragedies and turns of luck that shaped her life.
Oh, she has two weeks left, maybe three - she has booked her cremation appointment, at a blistering 1,000 degrees, so it won\'t be long.
What a story it is.\' Washington PostEighty-year old Herra Bjornsson lies alone in her garage waiting to die. \'The hottest new book from Iceland is The Woman at 1,000 Degrees..