![]() It was an organic part of her and its shapes were ingrained in her body” (p. The author describes Astrid’s house as “dark and warm. The houses in the novel serve almost as characters. ![]() ![]() Why, then, do you think she is drawn to Veronika, essentially a stranger, and then later allows herself to open up to her so freely? Canvas, New ZealandĪstrid has been solitary for so long. Not only impossible to put down, but impossible to forget. This a subtle but powerful novel, tender and poignant.” - The Dominion Post, New Zealand gradually revealing their grief and loss. 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, 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. “Linda Olsson’s first novel casts the themes of secrecy, passion and loss in the shape of a double helix, intertwining the stories of two women, one young and one nearing the end of life, around the axis of their unlikely friendship.” -New York Times ![]()
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