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βZelda is a marvel, a living, breathing three-dimensional character with a voice so distinctive she leaps off the page.β βThe New York Times
βHeartwarming and unforgettable.β βPeople
For Zelda, a twenty-one-year-old Viking enthusiast who lives with her older brother, Gert, life is best lived with some basic rules:
1. A smile means βthank you for doing something small that I liked.β
2. Fist bumps and dabs = respect.
3. Strange people are not appreciated in her home.
4. Tomatoes must go in the middle of the sandwich and not get the bread wet.
5. Sometimes the most important things donβt fit on lists.
But when Zelda finds out that Gert has resorted to some questionableβand dangerousβmethods to make enough money to keep them afloat, Zelda decides to launch her own quest. Her mission: to be legendary. It isnβt long before Zelda finds herself in a battle that tests the reach of her heroism, her love for her brother, and the depth of her Viking strength.
βA most welcome and wonderful debutβ (Tyrell Johnson, author of The Wolves of Winter), When We Were Vikings is an uplifting debut about an unlikely heroine whose journey will leave you wanting to embark on a quest of your own, because after all...we are all legends of our own making.