Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson (2003)
After losing his wife, Trond moves to a remote place close to the Norwegian-Swedish border with a dog as company. When he discovers that his sole neighbour is someone he knew 50 years ago, he cannot stop thinking about the tragic summer that changed everything.
After losing his wife, Trond moves to a remote place close to the Norwegian-Swedish border with a dog as company. When he discovers that his sole neighbour is someone he knew 50 years ago, he cannot stop thinking about the tragic summer that changed everything.
It is a beautiful book. The way the pine forest is described definitely made me smell it. I kept waiting for something epic to happen, but nothing does. I wish there were more to this story. I didn’t connect with Trond because I knew nothing about him. I’m slightly disappointed, and if it wasn’t for the beautiful language, I’d be a lot more disappointed.