UpLit / Literature and Fiction · Hardback

Fly, Butterfly

Norwegian title: Fly, sommerfugl

Translated by Mari Johanne Müller

Maya Williams is an ambitious, hardworking New York Business Woman, stymied on her way up the corporate ladder by sexist, male executives. But when she is sent to a conference in Hawaii and expected to lie on stage, she does the unthinkable – she tells the truth. After the event she has a break down on the beach, and then decides to stay in Kauai´i for a few days. After all: she was just fired. In Kauai´i she meets people who open her eyes to different ways of thinking and being, she begins to see life, work, love – and her self – in a whole new light. She learns how to chill, to breathe and to be more in the moment. All of a sudden she has a vision of wanting a life that might be totally different from what she thought.

When Maya returns to the corporate world as an executive, can she implement her new philosophies and still succeed? And will her personal and professional metamorphosis ultimately bring her the happiness and freedom that she dreams of?Fly, Butterfly is a page turner that draws you in and makes you nod furiously, laugh deeply and then sob with empathy. This is a powerful novel that has the energy to inspire change. Amy Brann - Author of Engaged, Make Your Brain Work and Neuroscience for Coaches. Annicken R. Day has a gift for transforming bureaucrazies into businesses that buzz with creativity and joy. With her debut novel, she shows that she also has a knack for crafting stories about transforming ourselves. Adam Grant - New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take.

Material available

  • ✓ Synopsis & author CV
  • ✓ Full manuscript (Norwegian)
  • ✓ Sample translation on request

Original publisher

Cappelen Damm

Publication

2020

Length

320 pages

Format

Hardback

Genre

UpLit / Literature and Fiction

Foreign rights

Sold to 1 territory

  • Germanycontract signed 2020Suhrkamp Verlag / Insel verlag

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