Zelda is 21 and obsessed by Vikings. Her brother and protector Gert is struggling to make ends meet on a college scholarship.
The pair has done it tough all their lives, with an absent father; an alcoholic mother who died of breast cancer; and an abusive uncle they had to escape from.
To fund their escape Gert got involved with some dodgy people and it looks like that is leading to trouble.
With help from Gert’s ex girlfriend, Zelda needs to channel her inner Viking to get them out of a mess and let them live their own legends.
It takes a little while to accept Zelda’s voice as authentic, but her charm grows as the story builds and we discover both her disability and extraordinary abilities.
This is an unusual coming-of-age story that shows how bloody hard it is to overcome disadvantage, but how much more possible everything can be when you get the love and support of people who give a damn.
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