Astrid and Veronika
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- Synopsis
- In Swedish novelist Olsson's somber debut, Veronika Bergman returns to Sweden after a childhood following her diplomat father around the world (her mother abandoned the family), and after publishing her first novel titled Single, One Way, No Luggage. She rents a small house in a rural town to work on her second, but in solitude finds herself seized by feverish dreams and paralyzed by the "stillness" of the landscape and the memories of her recently dead fiancé. Reclusive septuagenarian Astrid Mattson, thought by the village to be a witch, takes an interest in Veronika, and the two strike up a friendship based on loss. Against the backdrop of the changing seasons and their small, plangent houses, the two women slowly tell each other their most closely guarded secrets (which concern their mothers and lovers), and venture, tentatively, out of the safety of their routines.
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 264 Pages
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 02/09/08
- Copyrighted By:
- Linda Olsson
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Amber W
- Proofread By:
- solstice singer
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.