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Genre/Form: | Novellas Translations Translations into English |
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Additional Physical Format: | Ebook version : |
Named Person: | Ingvild H Rishøi |
Material Type: | Fiction |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Ingvild H Rishøi; Diane Oatley |
ISBN: | 9780857426109 0857426109 |
OCLC Number: | 1033654344 |
Language Note: | Translated from the Norwegian. |
Notes: | Originally published: 2014. |
Description: | 189 pages ; 21 cm |
Contents: | We can't help everybody -- The right Thomas -- Siblings. |
Other Titles: | Vinternoveller. |
Responsibility: | Ingvild H. Rishøi ; translated by Diane Oatley. |
Abstract:
"In Winter Stories, Norwegian author Ingrid H. Rishøi gives us three contemporary tales about personal resilience in the face of adversity. We meet a teenager on the run from social services with her younger half-sister and half-brother in tow; a young single mother struggling to provide adequately for her daughter; and an ex-convict striving to overcome personal shortcomings and build a relationship with his son. Driven by a fundamental need to secure and protect relationships with loved ones, Rishøi's characters stumble, fall, and climb to their feet again--even though the deck inevitably seems to be stacked against them. Seemingly minor snags in their best-laid plans carry the risk of undermining everything with potentially life-altering consequences. What these stories illustrate, however, is how small victories and the unexpected compassion of virtual strangers can have a far-reaching and profound impact. With empathy and sensitivity, the poetic sensibility of Rishøi's literary voice beautifully illuminates the fragile vulnerability of the human condition. In a time when the level of skepticism and distrust between people is rising, these stories remind us of the humanity that unites us all."
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