{"product_id":"vigdis-kona-verdur-forseti","title":"Vigdís: Kona verður forseti","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn October 1950, a twenty-year-old woman, struggling abroad, wrote a letter to her parents, ending it with the words: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“What might that day be called when I can become even the slightest source of pride to you?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Thirty years later, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir took the oath of office as the fourth President of Iceland and became the first woman in the world to be elected head of state in a free democratic election.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat is the story of the woman who captivated not only her fellow Icelanders in her role as president, but half the world as well, through her poise, warmth, and brilliant words? This book offers an in-depth account of her childhood and family, the people who influenced her, the forces that shaped her, and the hardships Vigdís endured before, as a single and divorced mother, she took on the role to which the nation elected her. What did that role entail, and what sacrifices did it demand?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book presents a unique and multifaceted portrait of Vigdís Finnbogadóttir as a person—her sorrows and her triumphs—bringing her story close to the reader and making it deeply memorable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePáll Valsson, a scholar of Icelandic literature and an author, is best known for his book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJónas Hallgrímsson – A Biography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which earned him the Icelandic Literary Award.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book was originally published in 2009.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN 9789979355427\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor Páll Valsson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher Mál og menning, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat Softcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages 475\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mál og menning","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988323647665,"sku":null,"price":61.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/0080\/0177\/files\/Vigdis_KAPA_72pt.jpg?v=1790685350","url":"https:\/\/sigvaldibooks.com\/products\/vigdis-kona-verdur-forseti","provider":"Sigvaldi Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}