Author Bibliography 7
Out Stealing Horses

Out Stealing Horses by Anne Born, Per Petterson

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In 1948, when he is fifteen, Trond spends a summer in the country with his father. The events - the accidental death of a child, his best friend's feelings of guilt and eventual disappearance, his father's decision to leave the family for another woman - will change his life forever. An early morning adventure out...
 
In the Wake

In the Wake by Per Petterson

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Arvid has lost his parents and his two younger brothers in a ferry accident. Only he and his brother are left alive. The novel he is writing about his father is stalled, the grief and guilt he feels at having survived are too overwhelming. It is as though Arvid has become dislocated from the flow of life. His only...
 
I Curse the River of Time

I Curse the River of Time by Charlotte Barslund, Per Petterson

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It is 1989 and all over Europe Communism is crumbling. Arvid Jansen, 37, is in the throes of a divorce. At the same time, his mother is diagnosed with cancer. Over a few intense autumn days, we follow Arvid as he struggles to find a new footing in his life, while all the established patterns around him are changing...
 
To Siberia

To Siberia by Per Petterson

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In the bitter cold of Danish Jutland, where the sea freezes over and the Nazis have yet to invade, a young girl dreams of one day going on a great journey to Siberia, while her beloved brother Jesper yearns for the warmer climes of Morocco. Their home, with a pious mother who sings hymns all day and a silent...
 
I Curse the River of Time

I Curse the River of Time by Charlotte Barslund, Per Petterson

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An enthralling novel of a mother and son's turbulent relationship from the author of "Out Stealing Horses"It is 1989: Communism is crumbling, and Arvid Jansen, thirtyseven, is facing his first divorce. At the same time, his mother gets diagnosed with cancer. Over a few intense autumn days, we follow Arvid as he...
 
I Curse the River of Time

I Curse the River of Time by Charlotte Barslund, Per Petterson

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To Siberia

To Siberia by Anne Born, Per Petterson

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Born into a troubled family in a Danish seaside town, the heroine of "To Siberia" clings to her brother, and he to her, with a desperate devotion. The novel tells the story of their powerful bond and their agonizing separation. Neglected by their parents, the two wander the streets of their village as young...
 
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