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Loading... The Cold Song (2011)by Linn Ullmann
  
No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) ChetBowers | Mar 10, 2021 |  http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/14536934 I read this some months ago and I don't remember details. Siri and Jon hire Milla to care for their children while Siri works at her restaurant and Jon struggles to complete a book. Then Milla turns up dead. Her death awakens memories in many persons and challenges others. It is mostly a story of a family and the complexities that invade their relationships. I wish I had written this while it was still fresh! ( )1  slojudy | Sep 8, 2020 |  ) Katie_Roscher | Jan 18, 2019 | Jon, a well known novelist unable to complete his next book; Siri, his wife, a busy restaurateur; and their two daughters, Alma and Liv, spend their summers at Mailund, a large country home owned by Siri's mother Jenny. Each of the family members has a different relationship with Milla and perhaps plays a part in her death, wittingly or unwittingly. I needed to take a break from reading the book between each of its six sections because of its intensity. While not a murder mystery -- the murderer is revealed at the beginning of the book -- the psychological thrill of discovery drives the book. I found this a highly satisfying read. (  ) janeajones | Jul 31, 2017 |  ) Othemts | Jul 19, 2015 | no reviews | add a review
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HTML: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. No library descriptions found. |
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