Copyright © 2019 by Thóra Hjörleifsdóttir
English translation © 2021 by Meg Matich
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FIRST EDITION
Published simultaneously in Canada
Printed in the United States of America
Originally published in Icelandic in 2019 as Kvika by Forlagid Agency, Reykjavik.
This book was set in 11-pt. Berling LT by Alpha Composition & Design of Pittsfield, NH
The book was designed by Norman Tuttle at Alpha Design & Composition
First Grove Atlantic paperback edition: July 2021
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ISBN 978-0-8021-5739-3
eISBN 978-0-8021-5740-9
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