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In "Buzz Aldrin, What Happened to You in All the Confusion?," readers follow a man who wishes not to be followed, a man who, after a series of personal and professional disasters, finds himself lying on a rain-soaked road in the desolate, treeless Faroe Islands, population only a few thousand, a wad of bills in his pocket and no memory of how he had come to be there. From there, Brage Award-winning author and playwright Johan Harstad's debut novel--previously published to great success in eleven countries with its first English-language appearance in June 2011--tells the story of Mattias, a...

"Give this one to fans of Gabrielle Zevin's Elsewhere"--School Library Journal

During a diving competition Linda discovers that she has a rare heart condition and is told that her only hope of surviving is a heart transplant. Sensitive, introspective, and intelligent, Linda refuses to be wrapped up in cotton wool, despite her parent's wishes. Determined to experience everything a 13-year-old girl should, Linda starts to work her way through a list of all the things she and her best friend wish to do: have a first kiss, go to a pop concert, travel without parents . . ....

Review: Orstavik has an almost unnerving ability to reproduce the tone of the inner dialogues people have with themselves, she is unsurpassed in her description of the way wordless thoughts slip and slide from one theme to the next.' Dagens Naringsliv 'Rarely does one come across such a perceptive analytical mind as Hanne Orstavik.' Dagbladet 'Hanne Orstavik is one of the most important writers in Nordic contemporary literature.' Morgenbladet 'A book for all daughters - A book that will get under your skin.' Elle