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The Blue Room
Hanne Orstavik
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Description for The Blue Room
Paperback. Johanne is a young woman in her twenties who lives with her mother. When she falls in love with Ivar, she finally feels ready to leave home. The couple plan a trip to America. But the morning of her departure, Johanne wakes up to find the door locked. Translator(s): Dawkin, Deborah. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
A novel about a mother-daughter relationship that will send a chill down your spine. Johanne is a young woman in her twenties who lives with her mother. When she falls in love with Ivar, she finally feels ready to leave home. The couple plan a trip to America. But the morning of her departure, Johanne wakes up to find the door locked. Can she overcome her fears? Will she shout for help? Will she climb out of her fourth floor window? ------ Why Peirene chose to publish this book: 'Everyone who has read Fifty Shades of Grey should read this ... Read more
A novel about a mother-daughter relationship that will send a chill down your spine. Johanne is a young woman in her twenties who lives with her mother. When she falls in love with Ivar, she finally feels ready to leave home. The couple plan a trip to America. But the morning of her departure, Johanne wakes up to find the door locked. Can she overcome her fears? Will she shout for help? Will she climb out of her fourth floor window? ------ Why Peirene chose to publish this book: 'Everyone who has read Fifty Shades of Grey should read this ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Peirene Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
174
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908670151
SKU
V9781908670151
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Hanne Orstavik
With the publication of her first novel in 1994, Hanne Orstavik, born in 1969, embarked on a career that has made her one of the most admired authors in contemporary Norwegian literature. Her literary breakthrough came three years later with the publication of Love (Kjarlighet ), which in 2006 was voted the sixth best Norwegian book of the last twenty-five ... Read more
Reviews for The Blue Room
'A masterpiece of unreliable narration.' Nicholas Lezard, GUARDIAN
'A highly unusual, coolly daring psychological thriller that explores emotional pain and indifference with an unsettling detachment.' Eileen Battersby, IRISH TIMES
'A work of chilling, masterly control.' Laura Profumo, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
'Nothing is certain, no motive is clear and no person is above suspicion in Orstavik's perfectly pitched, ... Read more
'A highly unusual, coolly daring psychological thriller that explores emotional pain and indifference with an unsettling detachment.' Eileen Battersby, IRISH TIMES
'A work of chilling, masterly control.' Laura Profumo, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
'Nothing is certain, no motive is clear and no person is above suspicion in Orstavik's perfectly pitched, ... Read more