gradually revealing their grief and loss. 'Not only impossible to put down, but impossible to forget.'- Canvas, New Zealand Their connection, initially as tentative and fragile as the first filaments of ice, gradually strengthens, allowing each woman to give voice to her stories, and in doing so to reclaim 'a heart for beauty.' Subtle, penetrating, and beautifully written, Astrid and Veronika affirms the power of narrative to transform.'-Kim Edwards, New York Times bestselling author of The Memory Keeper's Daughter 'Linda Olsson evokes, with great beauty and precision, the landscape of a friendship between two very different women, each caught in a tragic moment from the past. a chilly Scandinavian setting leavened by rich observations of nature, and characters whose prim, polite facades eventually disappear, exposing years of anger and hurt.'- Kirkus Reviews 'Has the hallmarks of an Ingmar Bergman film. 'Readers of Anne Tyler and Jodi Picoult will appreciate the lyrical prose and expert rendering of the themes of heartbreakk and loss.'- Booklist simply so beguiling.'- The New York Times A dreamlike evocation of the power of friendship.'Natural and vivid, utterly convincing. This a subtle but powerful novel, tender and poignant.'- The Dominion Post, New Zealand

Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson