crime fiction - Cappelen Damm

▶FictionNovelsRune BelsvikShe Was So Pretty OnceHo som var så søtBerit is close to her 60th birthday. Following herearly retirement from teaching, she has lived quietlyon her disability allowance, mostly staying athome. She passes her time reading books, knittingand cooking suppers for her husband, who stillworks.But old memories come back to torment her.She recalls what happened during her last year atcollege. Compared with everything else going onin the world, it was nothing, she supposes. All thesame, she has to think it through, again and again.Outside, the winter is bitterly cold. Massive driftsof snow covers the land and the houses.Rune Belsvik takes us into the troubled heart of ayoung woman and tells us about her experiences as she explores meeting men. Ho som varså søt presents a believable and powerful portrait of a woman.10Rune Belsvik (1956–) is a versatile, highly valued and popularwriter of a long line of books for children, youth and adults. Hemade his literary début in 1979 and has received many awardsover the years. He received the Ministry for Culture and ChurchAffairs' Literary Award in 1994 and the Critics’ Award in 1996 forhis Dustefjerten books.Photo: Sol Nodeland