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The Cold Song
The Cold Song | Linn Ullmann
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Named in the New York Times Book Review’s 100 Notable Books of 2014! Ullmann’s characters are complex and paradoxical: neither fully guilty nor fully innocent Siri Brodal, a chef and restaurant owner, is married to Jon Dreyer, a famous novelist plagued by writer’s block. Siri and Jon have two daughters, and together they spend their summers on the coast of Norway, in a mansion belonging to Jenny Brodal, Siri’s stylish and unforgiving mother. Siri and Jon’s marriage is loving but difficult, and troubled by painful secrets. They have a strained relationship with their elder daughter, Alma, who struggles to find her place in the family constellation. When Milla is hired as a nanny to allow Siri to work her long hours at the restaurant and Jon to supposedly meet the deadline on his book, life in the idyllic summer community takes a dire turn. One rainy July night, Milla disappears without a trace. After her remains are discovered and a suspect is identified, everyone who had any connection with her feels implicated in her tragedy and haunted by what they could have done to prevent it. The Cold Song is a story about telling stories and about how life is continually invented and reinvented.
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sparingqueen
The Cold Song | Linn Ullmann
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It came down to the wire but I was able to complete both the #readharder challenge and the #Litsyatoz challenge this year. Trying to decide what challenge(s) to do in 2019. 🤔📚

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Henrik_Madsen
The Cold Song | Linn Ullmann
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This was a really good novel set in Norway. Jon is an author who can no longer write and his family life is in shambles. His wife is getting tired of his act, and his oldest daughter is having social issues. All of this gets worse when Mille, the young girl taking care of the children during a summer, disappears.
Good setting and believable characters.

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Wife
The Cold Song | Linn Ullmann
Panpan

Interesting characters, but story was monotonous and flat.