The unforgettable final novel from the great Danish writer and author of The Copenhagen Trilogy ?Recently escaped a long, unhappy marriage ? aged 51, but youthful in spirit ? wonderful son, aged 15 ? household literary name ? summerhouse ? large flat in the city centre ? temporarily incapacitated by a nervous breakdown ? prefers a motorist.? Vilhelm is gone; the room where he and Lise once loved each other will soon be destroyed. When Lise places a lonely hearts advert in the newspaper, she sets off a train of tragicomic events that culminates in an annihilating, inevitable finale. Tove Ditlevsen?s final novel is a masterful conclusion to a great work of writing: a blackly funny and devastating tour-de-force that pulses with life even as it journeys towards death. Translated by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell...
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