Money to Burn

Asta Olivia Nordenhof author Caroline Waight translator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Publishing:6th Feb '25

£14.99

This title is due to be published on 6th February, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Money to Burn cover

A dazzling work of fiction and a true-crime investigation into the unshakeable hold of money, greed and desire on us all.

‘A comet in Scandinavian literature’
Olga Ravn

‘Startling and irresistible’ Claire-Louise Bennett

'A new masterpiece of Nordic literature' - Dag og Tid

'The most ambitious literary project of the 2020s' - Jyllands-Posten

Maggie and Kurt are struggling to hold their marriage together after their only daughter has left home. They live in an old farmhouse in Nyborg but somehow keep missing each other, unable to discuss the events that brought them together.

Decades ago, a passenger ferry called the Scandinavian Star caught fire, killing 159 people. The event is still considered a national tragedy in Denmark and Norway. Years later, it was revealed not to be an accident, but the result of an insurance scam gone wrong.

How is the Scandinavian Star disaster connected to Maggie and Kurt's relationship? How does money affect and infect our closest relationships? And is it ever possible to escape?

Nordenhof’s first novel isn’t like others. That’s one of the reasons why Money to Burn sets the bar so unbelievably high for the coming volumes of what can already be dubbed the most ambitious literary project of the 2020s * Jyllands-Posten *
How do you write a social-realistic, political novel about capitalism in the 21st century? This is how you do it! * Politiken *
Money to Burn signals the start of a new masterpiece of Nordic literature * Dag og Tid *
Nordenhof's writing crackles with indignation, conviction, ferocious wit, and savvy human insight. Startling, irresistible, and thoroughly enlivening, reading her words is not unlike looking at the entrancing flames of a tremendous fire -- Claire-Louise Bennett, author of Checkout 19
A comet in Scandinavian literature. Her sentences are like lightning, they hold great beauty and destruction. Funny, furious and masterful – Money to Burn is a declaration of war against capitalism -- Olga Ravn, author of My Work

ISBN: 9781787335165

Dimensions: 204mm x 132mm x 20mm

Weight: 300g

160 pages