The Details
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A famous broadcaster writes a forgotten love letter; a friend abruptly disappears; a lover leaves something unexpected behind; a traumatised woman is consumed by her own anxiety.In the throes of a high fever, a woman lies bedridden. Suddenly, she is struck with an urge to revisit a particular novel from her past. Inside the book is an inscription: a get-well-soon message from an ex-girlfriend.Pages from her past begin to flip, full of things she cannot forget and people who cannot be forgotten. Johanna, that same ex-girlfriend who introduced her to Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy, now a famous TV host in Sweden. Niki, the friend who disappeared all those years ago without a phone number or an address and has no online footprint. Alejandro, who gleefully campaigns for a baby despite knowing their love has no future. And Brigitte, whose elusive qualities shield a painful secret.Who is the real subject of a portrait, the person being painted or the one holding the brush? The Details is a novel built around four such portraits, unveiling the fragments of memory and experience that make up a life. In exhilarating, provocative prose, Ia Genberg reveals an intimate and powerful celebration of what it means to be human.
CONTRIBUTORS: Ia Genberg
EAN: 9781035400577
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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HEIGHT: 222 cm
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WIDTH: 138 cm
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Ia Genberg (b. 1967) began her writing career as a journalist. She published her debut novel, Sweet Friday, in 2012., followed by another novel, Belated Farewell (2013) and the short story collection Small Comfort, and four other tales about money (2018). The Details, her third novel, was an instant Swedish bestseller, and has since sold in 25 territories all over the world.
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A famous broadcaster writes a forgotten love letter; a friend abruptly disappears; a lover leaves something unexpected behind; a traumatised woman is consumed by her own anxiety.In the throes of a high fever, a woman lies bedridden. Suddenly, she is struck with an urge to revisit a particular novel from her past. Inside the book is an inscription: a get-well-soon message from an ex-girlfriend.Pages from her past begin to flip, full of things she cannot forget and people who cannot be forgotten. Johanna, that same ex-girlfriend who introduced her to Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy, now a famous TV host in Sweden. Niki, the friend who disappeared all those years ago without a phone number or an address and has no online footprint. Alejandro, who gleefully campaigns for a baby despite knowing their love has no future. And Brigitte, whose elusive qualities shield a painful secret.Who is the real subject of a portrait, the person being painted or the one holding the brush? The Details is a novel built around four such portraits, unveiling the fragments of memory and experience that make up a life. In exhilarating, provocative prose, Ia Genberg reveals an intimate and powerful celebration of what it means to be human.
CONTRIBUTORS: Ia Genberg
EAN: 9781035400577
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES:
WEIGHT: 0 g
HEIGHT: 222 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Headline Publishing Group
DATE PUBLISHED:
CITY:
GENRE:
WIDTH: 138 cm
SPINE:
Book Themes:
Ia Genberg (b. 1967) began her writing career as a journalist. She published her debut novel, Sweet Friday, in 2012., followed by another novel, Belated Farewell (2013) and the short story collection Small Comfort, and four other tales about money (2018). The Details, her third novel, was an instant Swedish bestseller, and has since sold in 25 territories all over the world.
