Kristin Marja Baldursdottir (b.1949) is the author of three novels and is known in Iceland for her writing for the daily newspaper Morgunbladid. Seagull's Laughter has been staged as a play and the film rights have been sold.

When the Day Grows Colder

(Kular af degi, 1999)

A story about a female teacher, a single woman who takes vacations in France and reads dictionaries for pleasure. Her life takes a new, unwanted direction when a handsome substitute teacher comes along.

Excerpt available in German.

Seagull's Laughter

(Mávahlátur, 1995)

The story takes place in a small Icelandic fishing village in the fifties. The arrival of the extraordinary Freyja changes everything. New ways clash with the old ones. The village women's world is turned upside down by Freyja's red lips and their effect on the village men. Seen through young Agga's inquiring eyes the life of the village takes on an air of complex mystery and romance.

Sold to: Germany (Kruger/Fisher)

"When the Day Grows Colder is not a long story... yet there is more to it than meets the eye, and it continually surprises and entertains the reader with its subtle humour and the writer's sharp eye for the humiliations of human relationships."

Morgunbladid newspaper

"The reader is swept along with the joy of the narrative and chuckles time and again while reading. The style is effortless and never digressive . . . You already look forward to Baldursdottir's next novel."

Helgarposturinn weekly