crime fiction - Cappelen Damm

Berit Riise and Martine AurdalJust a MumBare en mammaBerit Riise has given the concept Soccer Mumnew meaning. She didn't content herself withdriving the kids to practice sessions, cheeringfrom the side-lines and coming along for matchesaway. No, she moved in and took completecontrol of her sons' careers. She has made herway in the male-dominated world of Norwegianfootball and became the first female footballagent in the Nordic countries.The Riise family has been chased by the media,followed to Monaco and England, watchedthroughout bitter defeats and proud victories,both on and off football grounds. We haveknown much less about what happened beforethe two Riise boys became successful players. Now their mother tells it all in this book – thestory of a violent father and husband, and how you survive ten years of being the victim ofaggression. If it doesn't kill you, she says, it makes you stronger.Non-Fiction▶MemoiresBerit Riise (1960–) is a trained nurse and the mother of four children.Two of them are among the most successful football players in Norway.For several years Berit Riise worked as their agent.Photo: Fredrik ArffMartine Aurdal (1978–) is a journalist, who has studied at theUniversity of Oslo. 81