Narrative Non-fiction · Hardback

Linnea's Struggle

Norwegian title: Linneas kamp

Based on true events
Harsem is one of Norway's most-streamed authors on audio

Linnea is fourteen years old, and Adam sixteen, when they become parents to a baby boy. They are too young to care for the baby on their own, but they have resourceful family members who are willing to step in and help.

Linnea's family has previous experience with Child Protection Services. Therefore, it feels right to accept a stay at a family center where Linnea will receive guidance in motherhood.

At the family center, problems arise immediately. The center reports all findings to Child Protection Services in the form of reports and the counselors' conclusions. Who does Child Protection Services trust more? Linnea and her family, or the counselors? Decisions made by Child Protection Services are based on the reports they receive from the family center. Five weeks after Linnea moves into the center, Child Protection Services arrives to take her son, accompanied by police equipped with batons and handcuffs.

Linnea's struggle begins.

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