Only Human

Author: Sean Kinsella Kristine Naess
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Category: Contemporary Fiction, Crime, Crime Fiction, Fiction In Translation
Book Format: Hardcover

Bea Britt lives alone in her grandmother's house in west Oslo. Early one morning, she wakes to find a police hunt outside her window and drama unfolding on her TV. Volunteers are scouring the local woods looking for Emilie, a missing schoolgirl. Emilie's rucksack is found in Bea Britt's garden. But as her spiralling doubts and suspicions take over, is she a suspect, a witness or a potential second victim? The mystery of Emilie's disappearance and Bea Britt's story are intricately bound to the lives of two other women- Bea Britt's grandmother Cecilie, a troubled 1930s housewife whose marriage has broken down, and university student Beate, who is desperate for love but plagued by uncertainty. Only Human is a rich, urgent novel about family, enduring oneself and others, and what is needed when life wears thin. It lays bare the hopes, dreams, fears and failures of three infinitely human characters, and is delicately revealing of the choices that shape a human life and our quest for companionship and love.

Author Biography

Kristine Naess is a writer, editor and literary critic. She is widely regarded as one of the best Scandinavian writers working today, and is celebrated for her distinct, personal voice. Only Human was nominated for the 2015 Nordic Council Literature Prize, and is her debut in English.

About Kristine Naess
Kristine Naess is a writer, editor and literary critic. She is widely regarded as one of the best Scandinavian writers working today, and is celebrated for her distinct, personal voice. Only Human was nominated for the 2015 Nordic Council Literature Prize, and is her debut in English.

SKU BK-9781910701805
Barcode # 9781910701805
Brand Harvill Secker
Artist / Author Sean Kinsella Kristine Naess
Shipping Weight 0.5000kg
Shipping Width 0.300m
Shipping Height 0.010m
Shipping Length 0.222m
Assembled Length 1.440m
Assembled Height 30.000m
Assembled Width 222.000m
Type Hardcover

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