Eivind Hofstad Evjemo is a great literary talent and will be the first writer in Cappelen Damm’s 20 Under 30 series. His novel takes place in a coastal landscape and the plot is driven by the fact that Grandfather is losing control of the farm and distancing himself from the family. The writer’s sensitive handling of the mundane and his unique ability to bring memories to life makes for great reading.
“He had heard rumors about the girl, the grandchild, it is a summer evening and still warm, but he puts on his coat anyway and carries the heavy tools (…) he doesn’t notice that the children are still out in the garden and running themselves ragged chasing one another, that the sore has healed, that the leg hairs are standing on end.”