Girls’ Kisses and Devil Food Cake
Siri Østli
Norwegian title: | Stikkelsbærsøstre |
Author: | Siri Østli |
Binding: | Innbundet |
Year: | 2015 |
Pages: | 320 |
Publisher: | Cappelen Damm |
Språk: | Bokmål |
ISBN/EAN: | 9788202470845 |
Kategori: | UpLit |
Sisters Marilyn and Marlene are both named after Hollywood stars. But that is where the similarity ends.
Marlene is the one with her life in perfect control – anything from fashion and her house to her life partner and ovulation. Still it is the enchanting 'My' who finds it easier to make friends – and have children.
But as we enter the narrative, it is My that we feel sorry for. She has lost both her husband and her home – not to mention her self-confidence. All of this because her playboy-type husband cheated with the nanny. Together with her daughter Amanda, My has moved back in with her mother. This is where she learn to know the gossipers, the pony-tail-man and the child protection services. But she also learns to stand up straight when everything around her falls to pieces.
Charming and well written!
This is a charming book, easy to read, funny and well written. It has a colourful character gallery and just the right amount of complications. I am again struck by how brilliantly Siri Østlie master this genre.
DAGBLADET
Siri Østli
"Dette er en sjarmerende bok, lettlest, humoristisk og velskrevet. Med et frodig persongalleri og en passe dose forviklinger.(...) Jeg blir igjen slått av hvor suverent Østli behersker denne sjangeren (...)
Cathrine Krøger, Dagbladet