An enthralling novel of a mother and son's turbulent relationship from the author of Out Stealing Horses Norway, 1989: Communism is unraveling all over Europe. Arvid Jansen, thirty-seven, is trying to bridge the yawning gulf that opened up years earlier between himself and his mother. He is in the throes of a divorce, and she has just been diagnosed with cancer. Over a few intense autumn days, Arvid struggles to find a new footing in his life. As he attempts to negotiate the present changes around him, he casts his mind back to holidays on the beach with his brothers, and to the early days of his courtship. Most importantly, he revisits the idealism of his communist youth, when he chose the factory floor over the college education his mother had struggled so hard to provide. Back then, Arvid's loyalty to his working-class background outweighed his mother's wish for him to...
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2012-09-17
Betyg 
Tyvärr inte lika vass som "Ut och stjäla hästar". Tyckte boken kändes splittrad och ofokuserad med de olika tidsperspektiven.
2010-11-04
Betyg
Lite seg och går runt omkring som katten kring ljummen gröt, men intressanta tidsbilder. Ut och stjäla hästar var något bättre
2010-05-07
Betyg 
En grå bok om ett grått liv. Vad mer kan jag säga..............Llivet måste vara mer än så här!
2009-11-05
Betyg 
Sonen som inte ville släppa sin mamma förrän hon släppt in honom. Moment 22 som slutade i att han aldrig växte upp. Väldigt bra skriven. Det väsentliga orden var med men ibland något forcerad dramaturgi.
