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Tamara Goranson · The Vinland Viking Saga #2

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A Viking woman escapes her life on a longboat voyage with her legendary mother Freydis.

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All Anja Freydisdöttir longs for is to spread her wings and head for the horizon. But she doesn’t know how.Until her mother, Freydis, comes sailing back into her life.Together, they escape on a Viking longboat to find their future...

The Vinland Viking Saga series

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