Grendel's Mother: The Saga of the Wyrd-Wife by Susan Signe Morrison Publication Date: September 25, 2015 Top Hat Books Paperback & eBook; 238 Pages ISBN-10: 1785350099 Source: This book was given to me by Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Shortlisted for the 2014-2015 Sarton Literary Award for Historical Fiction . Synopsis: An amber bead. A gold and glass drinking horn. A ring engraved with Thor’s hammer – all artifacts from a Germanic tribe that carved a space for itself through brutality and violence on a windswept land. Brimhild weaves peace and conveys culture to the kingdom, until the secret of her birth threatens to tear apart the fragile political stability. This is her story – the tale of Grendel’s Mother. She is no monster as portrayed in the Old English epic, Beowulf. We learn her side of the story and that of her defamed child. We see the many passages of her life: the brin...