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Book SynopsisFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE GIRL IN THE EAGLE'S TALONS, THE NEW GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO THRILLER FEATURING LISBETH SALANDER STEEPED IN DARKNESS, COMPLICITY AND FORGIVENESS, THIS BESTSELLING SCANDI NOIR IS FOR FANS OF LITERARY FICTION SUCH AS MY ABSOLUTE DARLING, A LITTLE LIFE AND THE DISCOMFORT OF EVENING A MAJOR BESTSELLER OPTIONED FOR TV BY THE PRODUCERS OF THE BRIDGE SHORTLISTED FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS AUGUST PRIZE TRANSLATED INTO ELEVEN LANGUAGES 'Well worth the read' GUARDIAN 'Bleak and beautiful rural noir' CRIMEREADS'Perfect for fans of Scandi-noir dramas' CULTUREFLY ____________ Jana Kippo has returned to Smalånger to see her twin brother, Bror, still living in the small family farmhouse in the remote north of Sweden. Within the isolated community, secrets and lies have grown silently, undisturbed for years. Following the discovery of a young woman's body in the long grass behind the sawmill, the siblings, hooked by a childhood steeped in darkness, need to break free. But the truth cannot be found in other people's stories. The question is - can it be found anywhere? A literary noir of phenomenal power about the magnetic attraction of the wrong person, the brutality visited upon one human to another - and a rural community that stood by and did nothing ____________ FURTHER PRAISE FOR MY BROTHER 'Possesses the same melodramatic power as Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels' ETC 'A media sensation. . . remarkable' GP 'Brutal, colourful, carnal. . . Impossible to put down' Expresse 'A rare story-telling talent' Aftonbladet ____________ READERS LOVE MY BROTHER 'A powerful story, brilliantly translated' 'Rural and epic in landscape, deep and heart-breaking in loss, and truth' 'If you enjoyed The Discomfort of Evenings by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, I think you will enjoy this too!'
Trade Review"Chinks of light appear as secrets are revealed… Well worth the read"
--GUARDIAN "Original and fascinating, the best debut I’ve read from a Swedish writer in years"
--MARTIN HOLMÉN, AUTHOR OF THE STOCKHOLM TRILOGY "Bleak and beautiful rural noir"
--CRIMEREADS "From the start, there is an energy in the writing of this novel that only occasionally lets up… unfolding mysteries with miseries"
--IRISH TIMES "My Brother is perfect for fans of Scandi-noir dramas"
--CULTUREFLY"An exposition on human frailty and resilience, and on despair and hope… Darkly poetic"
--EUROPEAN LITERATURE NETWORK"This year’s best novel… Brutal, colourful, carnal… Impossible to put down"
--EXPRESSEN
"Every now and then there are debut novels that appear like crown jewels… My Brother belongs there: clever, detailed and shimmering"
--SVENSKA DAGBLADET
"[Karin Smirnoff] is a rare story-telling talent"
--AFTONBLADET
"[My Brother] possesses the same melodramatic power as Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels"
--ETC
"Secrets and lies grow thick and tall like tree trunks… [My Brother] has its own logic and its own hard, coarse beauty"
--SMÅLANDPOSTEN
"Karin Smirnoff’s debut novel has become a media sensation… It’s a remarkable novel."
--GP
