{"product_id":"9781916788138","title":"Toxic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShamed schoolteacher, Mathilde, moves to a dairy farm in the Norwegian countryside for an ‘easier life’, but she’s soon up to her old tricks … upending and unsettling the lives of two reclusive farmers. Exquisitely written, razor-sharp and simmering with an unexpected tension, \u003ci\u003eToxic\u003c\/i\u003e marks the return of one of Norway’s finest writers…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Flatland has the gift that I most often covet in the work of other writers: the ability to make everyday events compelling … how the quietest existence can brim with urgency and drama´ \u003cb\u003eAnn Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Helga Flatland writes with elegance and subtle humour´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `The author has been dubbed the Norwegian Anne Tyler and for good reason´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e –––––––––––––– \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When Mathilde is forced to leave her teaching job in Oslo after her relationship with eighteen-year-old Jacob is exposed, she flees to the countryside for a more authentic life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Her new home is a quiet cottage on the outskirts of a dairy farm run by Andres and Johs, whose hobbies include playing the fiddle and telling folktales – many of them about female rebellion and disobedience, and seeking justice, whatever it takes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But beneath the apparently friendly and peaceful pastoral surface of life on the farm, something darker and more sinister starts to vibrate and, with Mathilde’s arrival, cracks start appearing … everywhere. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e –––––––––––– \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Helga Flatland \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `The most beautiful, elegant writing I’ve read in a long time´ \u003cb\u003eJoanna Cannon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Helga Flatland writes with such astuteness about families´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrima\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `I absolutely loved its quiet, insightful generosity´ \u003cb\u003eClaire King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `So perceptive and clever´ \u003cb\u003eRónán Hession\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Thoughtful and reflective´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `A beautifully written, bittersweet, moving and poignant … a wise novel of great insight´ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNB Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `Poignant and beautifully written … The prose and style, with the dialogue enveloped in the narrative, is intimate, evocative and moving´ \u003cb\u003eKristin Gleeson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `I love the sophistication, directness and tenderness of this book´ \u003cb\u003eClaire Dyer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `The most satisfying book that I've read in a long time … masterful´ \u003cb\u003eSara Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `A moving and exquisite read´ \u003cb\u003eShelan Rodger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Helga Flatland","offers":[{"title":"Orenda Books |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-10-22","offer_id":45703433847039,"sku":"9781916788138","price":22.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_fef81f6b-9026-48e9-9683-bd01014f9b7d.jpg?v=1718225019","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781916788138","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}