A Song for Liv was seventeen years in the making. Liv (her name is pronounced "leave" and translates as Life in Icelandic) is Wayne's only child. His Song for Liv is a history, memoir, and photographic tour, delivered in poetic prose to explore his family's roots from Iceland to Mountain, North Dakota, and thence to the Red River Valley. Gudmundson embarked upon this writing and photography project when Liv was seventeen years old. The result is a songline, an ode to landscape and history, place and story.
