The Looking-Glass Sisters
Gohril Gabrielsen author John Irons translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Peirene Press Ltd
Published:25th Sep '15
Should be back in stock very soon
A tragic love story about two sisters who cannot live with or without each other. Far out on the plains of northern Norway stands a house. It belongs to two middle-aged sisters. They seldom venture out and nobody visits. The older needs nursing and the younger keeps house. Then, one day, a man arrives...--- Why Peirene chose to publish this book: 'This is a tragedy about a woman who yearns for love but ends up in a painfully destructive conflict with her sister. It is also a story about loneliness - both geographical and psychological. Facing the prospect of a life without love, we fall back into isolating delusions at exactly the moment when we need to connect.' Meike Ziervogel, Publisher
'The sisters' violent intimacy has its own power, but the real strength of this book lies in the way so much is withheld.' DAILY MAIL ------------- 'A work of intelligence, empathy, intensity and exceptional beauty and originality.' Pam Norfolk, LANCASHIRE EVENING POST ---------------- 'Excellently translated by John Irons, Gabrielsen's novel disturbs and challenges. Once we have begun, though, it is near impossible to pull away.' THE NATIONAL
ISBN: 9781908670243
Dimensions: 190mm x 125mm x 14mm
Weight: unknown
190 pages