Will and Testament
A Novel
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Nano Nagle
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Vigdis Hjorth
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A controversial best seller from one of Norway’s most intelligent and highly-regarded novelists
When a dispute over her parents’ will grows bitter, Bergljot is drawn back into the orbit of the family she fled 20 years before. Her mother and father have decided to leave two island summer houses to her sisters, disinheriting the two eldest siblings from the most meaningful part of the estate. To outsiders, it is a quarrel about property and favoritism. But Bergljot, who has borne a horrible secret since childhood, understands the gesture as something very different - a final attempt to suppress the truth and a cruel insult to the grievously injured.
Will and Testament is a lyrical meditation on trauma and memory, as well as a furious account of a woman’s struggle to survive and be believed.
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- finnea
- 09-01-2020
Strong, penetrating, stylish memoir
This is a really wonderful book. Strong overtones of Karl Ove Knausgaard in the way that everyday family interactions are explored -- but this memoir is driven by a fearless exploration of a life lived in the shadow of abuse and family collusion. Amazingly clear sighted, literary and emotionally raw at the same time.
This is a classic of the #MeToo era and essential reading for anyone interested in the nuances of emotional politics in families.
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