Finished this last night, a very harrowing and sad read. Quite current, even now. Worth a read; a reminder that art and beauty and community and friendships and love prevail and endure during horrific political warfare.
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Not my usual type of book, I’m not keen on memoirs. The premise of the story had me hooked though and I thoroughly enjoyed the depictions of Norwegian foraged cooking and the feeling of Hygge. A bit annoying in places however as the family are linked to Fred Olsen and the whole shipping magnate empire, so not exactly socially wanting…but it was a romantic (to nature) and nostalgic read, mainly due to Mormor, who was cold but relatable. A modern woman in the early 20th Century. Interesting.
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It’s based on letters the author received after his authobiography was published. It’s kind of a condensed story of a fictional family with an alcoholic husband, a codependent wife and their 2 children living along the progressing alcoholism and the codependent struggles accompaning it.
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I am reading this right now!! “Remarkably bright creatures” its very good. A fun read
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This book was so fun! Weird to say for a creepy mystery/thriller, but it’s true. Instead of the regular novel format, you read this as What’s App text messages, emails, pages of scripts, interview transcriptions, etc. Just so cool. And the story is great too. My first 5 star of this year.
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Ohhh, im adding this to my list!
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Any chance there’s an English version?
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I got my mother in law this book at Christmas to read as she loves the Richard Osman mysteries!
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Glad you are enjoying it 
It’s a lot darker than the Richard Osman series, but I did like those a lot too!! 
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I read his book in one day! Very vulnerable. Love it
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I don’t think so, I didn’t find it in English.
I read his 3rd book yesterday and happily used it to fire the furnace today. Boy what a boring, redundant piece to fly over, skipped half of it.
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Just finished After Annie, by Anna Quindlen. It was tender, sad, sweet and beautifully written. I love her novels and always enjoyed her columns in the New York Times. Her characters are very real and her stories touch at your heart.
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I’m reading Dry by Augusten Burroughs. Reminds me of Martin Amis ‘money’ a little, quite enjoying it.
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This is my bed side table book that I just began last night, cause it looks creepy and sorta like my house… haha. So far I’m digging it.
And this is my office table book that I just cracked open this morning for 20 mins…
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Getting back into Kingsley Amis, yesterday read One Fat Englishman and today Ending Up, just found the TV adaptation of Ending Up on Youtube, so good.
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I do like to judge a book by its cover. Your bed side table book looks like something I would take home from the library just because of the cover.
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