"Just before Christmas on
a farm in Northern Norway, 80-year-old Anna Neshov, matriarch of a
troubled family, is taken gravely ill. Her three sons have been quietly
immersed in their work: one an undertaker, one a window-dresser, and the
eldest running the family farm, but now they are forced to reunite for
the first time in many years. Their personalities are as disparate as
their careers, and tensions mount from the second they meet, climaxing
over Christmas dinner when the matter of inheritance prompts the
revelation of disturbing family secrets," - from Goodread A good synopsis of the story.
The book generated an interesting discussion about the nature of family, sexuality, the scars of war, and prejudice.
Words used to describe it: clunky, ghoulish, macabre, well drawn characters, bleak, sad, no redeeming features
Marks out of 10: between 2 & 7
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