i remember you yrsa sigurdardottir true story

Then we cross the fjord to another town where a doctor is investigating a suicide. We start with the three friends at the village who realise that they are not alone - that there is some kind of malevolent presence that wants them gone. Sigurdardottir's writing is also perhaps more dense because of the overlapping layers of plot which she manages to control so effortlessly.

Most chapters end with a cliffhanger and although the paragraphs look longer and the text perhaps appears more dense, the writing is polished and moves at an engaging pace which enhances the growing sense of trepidation. There is perhaps more exposition than dialogue in this novel but the prose is very readable and fluent. ' want to break the profound silence to which she is becoming accustomed.' There are many passages that describe the oppressiveness of the place and create a palpable sense of suspense and fear. It is so well conveyed with such excellent prose and the village buildings, the weather and the sense of isolation are as significant as the characters. 'How had she ever imagined this could work? The three of them, all alone in the dead of winter in a deserted village way up north in the middle of nowhere, without electricity or heat, and the only way back by sea.' An isolated village in the Icelandic Wesfjords, three friends alone, cut off while they renovate a derelict house.What's not to love? It's the perfect premise for a story and the author doesn't miss a moment in building an atmosphere of tension and ghostly suggestions that will chill you through to the bone. Other reviewers say 'spooky', 'scary' and 'creepy' which although seem perhaps a little lacking in the world of sophisticated adjectives, they totally do the job in capturing the atmosphere of this haunting story. Using the words 'horrifying' and 'thrilling' feels like I'm doing the author a disservice.

I remember you yrsa sigurdardottir true story