FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE GIRL IN THE EAGLE'S TALONS, THE NEW GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO THRILLER FEATURING LISBETH SALANDER
STEEPED IN DARKNESS, COMPLICITY AND FORGIVENESS, THIS BESTSELLING SCANDI NOIR IS FOR FANS OF LITERARY FICTION SUCH AS MY ABSOLUTE DARLING, A LITTLE LIFE AND THE DISCOMFORT OF EVENING
A MAJOR BESTSELLER
OPTIONED FOR TV BY THE PRODUCERS OF THE BRIDGE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS AUGUST PRIZE
TRANSLATED INTO ELEVEN LANGUAGES
'Well worth the read' GUARDIAN
'Bleak and beautiful rural noir' CRIMEREADS
'Perfect for fans of Scandi-noir dramas' CULTUREFLY
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Jana Kippo has returned to Smalånger to see her twin brother, Bror, still living in the small family farmhouse in the remote north of Sweden.
Within the isolated community, secrets and lies have grown silently, undisturbed for years.
Following the discovery of a young woman's body in the long grass behind the sawmill, the siblings, hooked by a childhood steeped in darkness, need to break free.
But the truth cannot be found in other people's stories. The question is - can it be found anywhere?
A literary noir of phenomenal power about the magnetic attraction of the wrong person, the brutality visited upon one human to another - and a rural community that stood by and did nothing
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FURTHER PRAISE FOR MY BROTHER
'Possesses the same melodramatic power as Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels' ETC
'A media sensation. . . remarkable' GP
'Brutal, colourful, carnal. . . Impossible to put down' Expresse
'A rare story-telling talent' Aftonbladet
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READERS LOVE MY BROTHER
'A powerful story, brilliantly translated'
'Rural and epic in landscape, deep and heart-breaking in loss, and truth'
'If you enjoyed The Discomfort of Evenings by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, I think you will enjoy this too!'
Publisher: Pushkin Press
ISBN: 9781782276708
Number of pages: 320
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
Atmospheric and compulsive... a striking debut - Sunday Independent (Ireland)
Brutal, colourful, carnal... Impossible to put down - Expressen
Perfect for fans of Scandi-noir dramas - Culturefly
Every now and then there are debut novels that appear like crown jewels... My Brother belongs there: clever, detailed and shimmering - Svenska Dagbladet
A rare storytelling talent - Aftonbladet
Well worth the read - Guardian
Possesses the same melodramatic power as Ferrante's The Neapolitan Novels - ETC
A media sensation... remarkable - GP
Secrets and lies grow thick and tall like tree trunks... [My Brother] has its own logic and its own hard, coarse beauty - Smålandposten
3 - 4 rounded up.
Jana Kippo is visiting her twin brother Bror in their old family home in Smalånger in the north of Sweden. This is a darkly shocking tale as her visit causes her to examine their horrifying past....
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My Brother is a book full of difficult themes that won’t be to every reader’s taste. The crux of the story is one of child abuse, and the struggle of Jana and her twin brother Bror to rebuild their lives many years... More
Thank you to the publishers for this review copy, I think this will certainly divide it's audience - but would therefore make a good book to discuss with friends or a book group.
A family full of secrets, a...
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