The Storm is Coming
Familien Brattbakk
Gørja seems to be a completely ordinary place, with a school, a shop and a kiosk. But there are also secrets in Gørja that the adults cannot – or will not – explain. There have been two child disappearances from Gørja, and both times a storm raged through the streets and the forest, and across the lake and the sky. Now a new storm is brewing – and Sam’s family has only just moved here.
A wild, exciting and highly original story from Julia Kahrs.
Winner of the 2022 Brage Prize, the 2022 Norwegian Critics’ Prize and the 2022 “Boksluker-prisen” (Avid Reader’s Award)
Nominated for the 2022 Ark’s Children’s Book Prize
‘This family is so strange and different that the novel becomes completely unpredictable and incredibly fun to read. It’s also exciting, since the storm is approaching and some children usually disappear with it. The book is full of absurd situations and laconic comments — this isn’t a book to leave behind half-read at the cabin.
VG, 6/6 stars
A crystal-clear 6 out of 6!’
‘Wildness and mystery from one of our most original children’s novelists.’
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