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Høvring, Mona.
Mental illness -- Fiction.
Self-realization in women -- Fiction.
Hotels -- Fiction.
Sisters -- Fiction.
Norway -- Fiction.
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Because Venus crossed an alpine violet on the day that I was born /
Mona
Høvring
; translated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson & Rachel Rankin.
by
Høvring
,
Mona
.
Book*hug Press, 2021.
Call #:
FICTION HOV
Subjects
Mental illness -- Fiction.
Self-realization in women -- Fiction.
Hotels -- Fiction.
Sisters -- Fiction.
Norway -- Fiction.
Series
Literature in translation series.
ISBN:
9781771667067 (trade pbk.)
Description:
141 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Originally published in Norwegian: Norway : Forlaget Oktober, 2018.
Translation of: Fordi Venus passerte en alpefiol den dagen jeg blei født.
Translated from the Norwegian.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
In a hotel, high up in a mountain village, two sisters aim to reconnect after distant years that contrast their close, almost twin-like upbringing. Martha has just been discharged from a sanatorium after a mental breakdown. Ella agrees to keep her company in the hope that the clean winter air will provide clarity -- and a way back to their childhood connection. It's only when plans go awry, and Martha disappears in a rage, that Ella discovers a new sense of self outside her filial role. This identity is reinforced by various encounters: the hotel receptionist who takes her under her wing; the enigmatic love interest; the wistful, drunken Salvation Army soldier; the carpenter. And not least, Ella's encounter with the writings of Stefan Zweig, which have a profound impact.
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Domestic fiction.
Norwegian fiction -- Translations into English.
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