Bier, Susanne 1960-

Things we lost in the fire ( Visual )
13 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 986 libraries worldwide
Audrey Burke is reeling from the shock of the news that has just been delivered to her door by the local police - her husband, Brian, had been killed in a random act of violence. Once anchored by the love and comforts of their marriage, Audrey is now adrift. Impulsively, she turns to Jerry, a down-and-out addict who has been her husband's close friend since childhood. Desperate to fill the painful void caused by her husband's death, Audrey invites Jerry to move into the room adjacent to their garage in the hope that he can help her and her children cope with their sudden loss. Now, in facing a daily battle to stay off drugs and his unexpected role as surrogate parent and friend to Audrey's son and daughter, he finds a core of inner resilience. As Jerry and Audrey navigate grief and denial, their fragile bonds are constantly tested. Together, they discover the strength to move forward.

Efter brylluppet After the wedding ( Visual )
13 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 810 libraries worldwide
Jacob, a Danish expatriate, runs a struggling orphanage in one of India's poorest regions. Desperate to save the orphanage from closing, he returns to Denmark to meet Jorgen, a wealthy businessman and potential benefactor. Jorgen invites Jacob to his daughter's wedding, seemingly as a friendly gesture, but the terminally ill Jorgen is also trying to find a new husband for his wife Helene. When Jacob meets Helene, he recognizes her as a person from a past he is trying to forget. The wedding invitation leads to a devastating series of surprises that change Jacob's life and force him to make a bitter choice.

Brødre Brothers ( Visual )
9 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 421 libraries worldwide
An emotionally charged story of two brothers who struggle to find their place within their family after one of them is sent to the war in Afghanistan. The responsible brother at war is missing in action and presumed dead. His less responsible brother gravitates toward his brother's presumed widow and cares for her. When the older brother returns from prison camp with post traumatic stress problems his role and his brother's shift.

In a better world ( Visual )
3 editions published in 2011 in Danish and held by 111 libraries worldwide
The lives of two Danish families will become entwined when their sons develop an extraordinary but risky friendship. Unfortunately, loneliness, frailty, and sorrow lie in wait.

Open hearts by Susanne Bier ( Visual )
14 editions published between 2002 and 2007 in 5 languages and held by 37 libraries worldwide
Als Cecile en Joachim op het punt staan om te trouwen, krijgt Joachim een ernstig ongeluk waarbij hij totaal verlamd raakt en hij zich voor haar afsluit.

Open hearts Elsker dig for evigt ( Visual )
16 editions published between 2002 and 2008 in Danish and German and held by 34 libraries worldwide
Cecilie is devastated when her fiance Joachim is seriously injured in a car accident and is paralysed from the waist down. She begins an affair with Niels, a doctor at the hospital where Joachim is being treated. Their relationship is further complicated by the fact that the doctor's wife Marie was the driver that caused the accident in the first place. - IMDb synopsis.

Freud flyttar hemifrån-- Freud leaving home ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1991 and 1997 in Swedish and held by 34 libraries worldwide
A 25-year-old woman nicknamed Freud still lives at home with her parents, afraid to pursue love or freedom. But when her mother's 60th birthday approaches and Freud's siblings fly in, her sister an Orthodox Jew from Israel and her brother a gay businessman from Florida, Freud falls in love and attempts to leave the nest.

After the wedding ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2007 in Danish and held by 32 libraries worldwide
After twenty years of running an orphanage in India, a man reluctantly returns to his native Denmark at the request of a benefactor to take part in a wedding where family secrets are spilled.

After the wedding ( Visual )
10 editions published between 2006 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 26 libraries worldwide
Een steenrijke zakenman wil een noodlijdend kindertehuis in Bombay financieel steunen op voorwaarde dat de Deense vrijwilliger Jacob naar Kopenhagen reist om het huwelijk van de dochter van de mecenas bij te wonen.

Pensionat oskar Like it never was before ( Visual )
2 editions published in 1997 in Swedish and held by 19 libraries worldwide
The Runeberg family is an ordinary middle class Swedish family, with a house in the suburbs, a car and three children. By vacationing in a rented house by the sea, the hope is that the tension and anxieties which exist between the husband Rune and his wife will disappear. However, instead of spending time with his family, Rune finds himself attracted to a young man.