When a disgraced TV presenter takes up the role of housekeeper on an
isolated Norwegian fjord, she develops a chilling, obsessive
relationship with her employer … an award-winning, simply stunning
debut psychological thriller from one of Norway’s finest writers.
***As heard on BBC Books at Bedtime*** ***WINNER of the English PEN
Translation Award*** ***Shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award***
***Shortlisted for the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel
of the Year*** ‘An unrelenting atmosphere of doom fails to prepare
readers for the surprising resolution’ Publishers Weekly ‘Unfolds
in an austere style that perfectly captures the bleakly beautiful
landscape of Norway’s far north’ Irish Times _________________
Two people in exile. Two secrets. As the past tightens its grip, there
may be no escape… TV presenter Allis Hagtorn leaves her partner and
her job to take voluntary exile in a remote house on an isolated
fjord. But her new job as housekeeper and gardener is not all that it
seems, and her silent, surly employer, 44-year-old Sigurd Bagge, is
not the old man she expected. As they await the return of his wife
from her travels, their silent, uneasy encounters develop into a
chilling, obsessive relationship, and it becomes clear that atonement
for past sins may not be enough… Haunting, consuming and
powerful, The Bird Tribunal is a taut, exquisitely written
psychological thriller that builds to a shocking, dramatic crescendo
that will leave you breathless. _________________ ‘Reminiscent of
Patricia Highsmith – and I can’t offer higher praise than that –
Agnes Ravatn is an author to watch’ Philip Ardagh ‘A tense and
riveting read’ Financial Times ‘Crackling, fraught and hugely
compulsive slice of Nordic Noir … tremendously impressive’ Big
Issue ‘Beautifully done … dark, psychologically tense and packed
full of emotion both overt or deliberately disguised’ Raven Crime
Reads ‘Ravatn creates a creeping sense of unease, elegantly bringing
the peace and menace of the setting to vivid life. The isolated house
on the fjord is a character-like shadow in this tale of obsessions.
This is domestic suspense with a twist – creepy and
wonderful’ New Books Magazine ‘The Bird Tribunal offers an
incredible richness of themes … The atonement for the past sins and
the titular bird tribunal carry powerful messages, as well as
questions of morality and humanity…' Crime Review 'The Bird
Tribunal is suffused with dark imagery from the ancient Eddas,
creating a foreboding atmosphere that gets under the skin and stays
there. Like a lunar eclipse, each revelation is another form of
darkness’ Crime Fiction Lover ‘Chilling, atmospheric and
hauntingly beautiful … I was transfixed’ Amanda Jennings
‘Intriguing … enrapturing’ Sarah Hilary ‘A masterclass in
suspense and delayed terror, reading it felt like I was driving at top
speed towards a cliff edge - and not once did I want to take my foot
off the pedal’ Rod Reynolds ‘A beautifully written story set in a
captivating landscape … it keeps you turning the pages’ Sarah Ward
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ISBN
9781910633366
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Orenda Books
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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