Heidur McCarron hasn’t seen her brother since the summer of 1980, when their father took then seven-year-old Dylan to Northern Ireland. When Dylan suddenly contacts Heidur to ask for help after 28 years of silence, she finds herself at a crossroads in her complicated family life and embarks on a search for answers to questions about the past – why her father gave up a peaceful family life in Reykjavík to return to his homeland and defend the honor of his people.

Honour is a poignant account of the struggle between fighting for the rights of an entire people and the happiness of one’s own family, set against the backdrop of a conflict that gripped Northern Ireland for decades – and perhaps still does.

“Jonsdottir has a clear eye, writes with an
unaffected style, and creates convincing dialogue.”
FRETTATIMINN (ON REYKJAVIK CAFÉ)