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The Lily in the Field
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2024 · 320 pp

The Lily in the Field

Ann-Christin Gjersøe

Summer 1867. Sorrow and joy go hand in hand at Sommersholm this season. The maid’s room in the manor has suddenly become Alise's new home. She mourns her father, and longs for any sign of life from Birk. Why isn't he writing? On top of this heartbreak and her pregnancy, she must work as Aurelia’s chambermaid, and Aurelia seems determined to complicate Alise’s life even further. At Hasselskovgaard, the upcoming costume ball is the talk of the town. Only Rose's thoughts are elsewhere. She fears that Hugo will discover and expose Torkel. Hugo has shown there is no limit to how far he will go. Can he be stopped? The tension between Margrete and Axel is still palpable. In the fruit garden he attempts to kiss her, but Margerete believes he is engaged to someone else and accuses him of taking advantage. He leaves her there, promising to leave her alone from now on.

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The time of the roses
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2024 · 352 pp

The time of the roses

Ann-Christin Gjersøe

Alise leaves Sommersholm in dishonour, after being accused of theft. But where can she go? Her father is dead, Birk has forsaken her, and she is pregnant. Soon the pregnancy will begin to show, and she won't be able to hide it any longer. Margerete is finally with Axel, but she is still struggling to be accepted by the rest of his family. She stumbles upon a key, which unlocks an old mystery. But perhaps it's for the better that the mystery stays unsolved? Rose, still in Denmark, is trying to find a way for the charges against Torkel to be dropped. She fears that if he's convicted, he will be hanged. Hugo offers her a deal — if she marries him, he will withdraw the accusation against Torkel. It's an impossible choice for Rose to make. The Time of the Roses is the final volume in the Sommersholm series.

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Summer at Glitter Peak Lodge
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2024 · 336 pp

Summer at Glitter Peak Lodge

Kjersti Herland Johnsen

In Summer at Glitter Peak Lodge we are reunited with Ingrid, a mountain climber who has taken over management of the family-run hotel. She has got together with her boyfriend Tor, a handsome sheep farmer, and finally rediscovered her passion for mountain climbing. Now she plans to run climbing courses at the hotel. This summer also brings a special wedding celebration, as Vegard, her best friend, is marrying his beloved David. The Oslo couple, both friends of Ingrid, have decided on Glitter Peak Lodge as the setting for their grand wedding festivities. No wedding is without complications, however, and some uninvited guests will make an appearance…

An entertaining uplifting read perfect for summer vacation reading
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Before the Magnolia Blooms
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2023 · 304 pp

Before the Magnolia Blooms

Ann-Christin Gjersøe

Sommersholm - A family history spun with a web of lies and secrecy February 1867 Rose and her mother are visiting the Collett family in Christiania, but the stay is disrupted when Mr Collett dies. He leaves a company in ruins, and Aurelia is welcomed back to Sommersholm. Rose's parents hope that an educational stay in Denmark will help her forget the enchanting groom Torkel. Rose is in despair over being sent away, but soon her reluctance turns to joy. The mute lacemaker Margrete enters an overwhelming world when she becomes Miss Aurelia Collett's chamber maid. But the trouble of working for the willful Aurelia have a silver lining, when Margrete meets the Collett family's tenant Axel Adler. It is love at first sight, and when she slowly realises Axel may return her feelings she dares dream of a life where she can love, and get love in return. The relationship between Alise and Birk is still meeting resistance from all sides. Alise's father sticks to the promise he gave his dying mother: That no one in his family would be romantically involved with an Adler. Estate owner Count Gerhard Adler employs all tricks to prevent his heir from marrying a house maid, and forces Alise to make an impossible choice. Gerhard Adler also guards his dark, bleak family history well. Before the Magnolia Blooms is the third book in the Sommersholm series, perfect for any fans of Bridgerton.

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Glasgow kiss
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2023 · 208 pp

Glasgow kiss

Roar Ræstad

Bjørnar, Leif Ketil and Torleif are on a boy’s trip to Scotland. They’re there to celebrate Torleif’s 50th birthday. But suddenly Torleif appears to faint and ends up in a coma after a massive heart attack. Left behind are the seaman Leif Ketil and the organizational psychologist Bjørnar. Together they are going to have to look after Torleif in a coma – and not to mention having to spend the days together. Glasgow Kiss is a kind of reverse class journey which deals with having respect and openness towards different class cultures and methods of communication. The author Ræstad focuses on addressing one’s own prejudices, especially when you’re placed in a situation with someone who has completely different references and background from yourself. He depicts the situation with great wit and a humorous glance.

The Kamelia Box
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2023 · 304 pp

The Kamelia Box

Ann-Christin Gjersøe

At Sommersholm, the Adler family, the servants and the household stand on the threshold of the year 1867.During the Christmas ball, Rose caused a scandal because she invited her horse groom Torkel. Rose's father, County Administrator Adler is furious, and wants to send off his daughter to the family in Denmark. But no one can control another's heart, least of all one that is young and in love.Meanwhile, Alise despairs over the engagement between Birk and Miss Aurelia Collett – the beautiful but unscrupulous merchant's daughter from Christiania, who does everything in her power to capture the heart of Sommersholm's heir.One of Alice's dearest possessions is the kamelia box, which she inherited from her grandmother, and which once belonged to Mrs. Juliane, the Countess at Sommersholm. But Alise discovers that the box is more than a testimony to her grandmother's life as a chambermaid. For decades, it has hidden another story, from another life destiny.

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Christmas at Glitter Peak Lodge
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2022 · 336 pp

Christmas at Glitter Peak Lodge

Kjersti Herland Johnsen

The well-known mountain climber and expedition leader Ingrid Berg has returned home to take over the management of Glitter Peak Lodge, which her family has run for generations. Ingrid’s grandmother is stepping down, and with Christmas approaching, the traditional climbing hotel is awaiting many guests. Ingrid can feel the pressure. Soon enough, complications arise, and it can almost feel like someone out there doesn’t want her to succeed – but why? Is her celebrity ex-boyfriend the one to blame? Or could it have something to do with local big shot Hallgrim Dalen, and his old grudge with Ingrid’s grandmother? While ensuring an unforgettable Christmas for the guests of Glitter Peak Lodge, Ingrid must get to the bottom of the mystery. Luckily, she has dear friends, an eclectic staff, and lovely holiday guests to aid her. Not to mention her childhood friend, Tor …The ultimate feelgood Christmas read, with romance, family, traditions and an old mystery, all set in a picturesque Norwegian winter in the mountains.«A breath of lovely mountain air of a book: so delightful and charming!» Jenny Colgan, author of Meet Me at the Cupcake Café and Little Beach Street Bakery. «A sweet story that rooms both Christmas preparations, mystery and a dose of romance.»Hverdagsnett, five/six stars «Johnsen’s novel provides plenty of character development along with details of fresh spruce branches, fireplaces filled with birch logs, and hearty meals featuring local sausage and saffron buns.»Oprah Daily «[...] this cozy mystery is a warm introduction to Nordic traditions like kransekake (wreath cake), saffron buns, and Santa Lucia celebrations.»AARP «This gentle romantic mystery, set amid the incomparable beauty of Norway, makes for a delightful literary vacation.»Shelf Awareness

Recommended by Oprah Daily
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The Christmas Calendar
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2021 · 352 pp

The Christmas Calendar

Siri Østli

During breakfast on a totally ordinary Tuesday, Fie's husband declared that he wants a divorce. He is a dentist, and for years Fie has been his faithful assistant - without pay. Fie is banished from her home, to an impractical and uncharming attic apartment on the other side of the city. Dazed and in despair after losing everything, Fie tries to soften the blow with sedatives. Her adult son, embarrassed about his mother's breakdown, refuses her calls. As Christmas approaches, Fie’s sister Sara demanding that she gets a grip. To help her along the way, Sara makes a Christmas Calendar with tasks for Fie to do. Like getting a job, decorating her apartment, getting a pet. Can the calendar get Fie’s life back on track, and into the Christmas spirits? The Christmas Calendar is a charming and touching Christmas book from the Norwegian queen of feelgood!

Charming Christmas story from Norway's Queen of feelgood
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Fly, Butterfly
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2020 · 320 pp

Fly, Butterfly

Annicken R. Day

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.

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Witches and Birdwatchers
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2020 · 400 pp

Witches and Birdwatchers

Magne Hovden

Ragna Emanualsen got pregnant at a young age, and never had time to find out what she wanted to do with her life. Ragna and her football-trainer husband Rune, the local hero, have drifted apart. What’s more, she’s becoming increasingly convinced he’s keener on men than women. Everyday life is turning into a predictable routine of children and husband. An absurd coincidence convinces Ragna that she has healing powers, and she signs up for a group tour led by a shaman to Vardø, one of the world’s most powerful energy points. Tor Hellebust is longing for a break from his everyday life. His relationship with his wife Frida has cooled dramatically. Every day, Tor visits his senile mother at the nursing home, where he desperately tries to revive her memories. When Tor, a passionate birdwatcher, gets wind of a group tour to Vardø on an internet forum, he spies a chance to cross an extremely rare species, the cattle egret, off his observation list. In Vardø, tensions build between the two groups, which are both deadly serious about their passions.

In the same dream
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2020 · 288 pp

In the same dream

Gunn Marit Nisja

It’s a perfectly ordinary evening in Vilja’s student dorm when her mother rings. But the conversation is far from ordinary. Her mother speaks in a confused and incoherent way. Has she been drinking? That isn’t like her. A frightened Vilja takes action, getting her mother admitted to the local hospital. When Vilja arrives, the doctor says her mother is suffering from an acute brain disease. In the Same Dream is a novel about life’s sudden upheavals – a tale of a daughter who has to take responsibility for her mother’s future as well as her own, and the dilemmas that brings. But it is also the story of a divided family trying to find their way back to each other in a new situation. Gun Marit Nisja writes with beautiful subtlety about the lives and dreams of ordinary people.

Circus
UpLit / Literature and Fiction2019 · 320 pp

Circus

Magne Hovden

Funny, elegant and entertaining novel about a traveling circus and a woman's fateful choice. A cynical, self-centered businesswoman inherits a circus and sets out on a journey that introduces her to a world of traditions, dedication and camaraderie that gradually causes her to reevaluate how she'll spend the rest of her life.Sold to Germany, Italy, France and Estonia before it was launched in Norway!Hovden has succeeded in writing a colourful, satirical and catchy novel.DAGBLADETSend in the Clowns! ‘"I would rather shovel Elephant muck!" seems to be the moral of this cross over between Jonas Jonasson’s The Hundred Year Old Who Climed out the Window and Wall Street. In other words likeable and well written entertainment.’STAVANGER AFTENBLAD

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