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Kjersti Herland Johnsen has a degree in History from the University of Bergen and has worked in the Norwegian publishing industry since 1998. She lives in Oslo with her family. Christmas at Himmelfjell Hotel is her second novel.

Rights sold to: United States (HarperVia), Denmark (Turbine)

Kjersti Herland Johnsen CHRISTMAS LETTER

Linda has always had sole care for her son Brage, and she's worked hard to ensure that he had a safer and better childhood than she herself had. As Christmas approaches, traditions and rituals become very important to Linda. She's planned everything carefully, so that Brage will experience the perfect Christmas! But then, out of the blue, Brage's father appears and wants to take his son on a cruise in the Caribbean. Then mysterical letters appear in Linda's mail box, from someone she doesn't know but who seems to know her. December suddenly becomes filled with chaos and concern, and difficult memories from her past arises. But help may appear from somewhere she didn't expect... A Christmas where nothing happens as planned could still turn out perfect.

Christmas letter is a book full of friendship, romance, music, motherhood, life and death and Norwegian Christmas traditions. The book has 24 chapters, a chapter for each day from 1st to 24th of December, and can be read as an advent calendar.

'Has all the elements of a good feel good [... and] the most Christmas spirit of the books I've read. Johnsen writes with credibility of a reality that many readers will recognise. Here is sledding, mulled wine, Christmas presents, saffron rolls, and advent calendars. [...] Johnsen guards the mystery well and knows exactly when to reveal the different plot details. The story alters between the warm and cozy, to the more serious topics. The characters are believable, and the dialogue is alive and good.'

Kjersti Herland Johnsen has a degree in History from the University of Bergen and has worked in the Norwegian publishing industry since 1998. She lives in Oslo with her family.

Adventskalenderen 130 x 205 mm / 352 pages

Siri Østli THE CHRISTMAS CALENDAR

During breakfast on a totally ordinary Tuesday, Fie's husband abruptly tells her that he wants a divorce and tells her to move out. He is a dentist, and for years Fie has as well as being his wife been his faithful assistant - without pay. Now she is banished to an both impractical and uncharming attic apartment on the other side of the city. Dazed and in despair that her life has been turned up-side down, Fie tries to soften the blow with sedatives. Her grown up son is embarrassed about his mother break down and does not answer his phone.

Fie's sister Sara is the one who takes charge in the situation and demand that Fie get a grip of the situation. To speed things up, she gives Fie a challenging Christmas Calendar with new tasks every day leading up to Christmas. And with this, despair turns into an adventurous, at times overwhelming but in the end pretty nice advent after all!

The Christmas Calendar is a charming and touching Christmas book from the Norwegian queen of feelgood!

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Siri Østli is married with five daughters and a university degree in French, Russian and Psychology. She debuted with Across Greenland in High Heels in 2009, and has since then received excellent reviews on a number of feelgood novels. The Christmas Calendar is her latest book, and it takes her authorship in a more uplit direction.

Rights sold to: Denmark (Turbine), Italy (Garzanti, Srl.), Germany (Bastei Lübbe), Finland (Bazar)

Ræstad GLASGOW KISS

Bjørnar, Leif Ketil and Torleif is on a boy’s trip to Scotland. They’re there to celebrate Torleif’s 50th birthday. But suddenly Torleif appears to faint and ends up in a coma after a massive heart attack. Left behind is the seaman Leif Ketil and the organizational psychologist Bjørnar. Together they are going to have to look after Torleif in a coma – and not least have to spend their days together.

Glasgow Kiss is a kind of reverse class journey which deals with having respect and openness towards different class cultures and methods of communication. The author Ræstad focuses on addressing one’s own prejudices, especially when you’re placed in a situation with someone who has completely different references and background from yourself. He depicts the situation with great wit and a humorous glance.

Roar Ræstad (b. 1968) lives in Trondheim and made his debut with the crime novel Sleeping dogs, for which he was nominated for the Maurits Hansen prize for Best Crime Debut. Ræstad has a history degree from NTNU, and has a varied background from work in fishing, shipbuilding, night life, healthcare and schools.

Marit Reiersgård THE SUMMER BEFORE THE DAY IN MARCH

What would you do if you were somewhere you weren’t allowed to be when the country went into lockdown in March 2020? What if you lied to your spouse about where you were right then? And now you’re about to be exposed? This fatal day in March when the society shut down in Norway, is the framework for the novel The Summer Before the Day in March. It’s a contemporary novel about a mother who’s forced to make an impossible decision – because the consequences will be dramatic regardless of what she decides, not only for herself, but also for those close to her.

A funny and catchy novel about infidelity and a mid-life crisis from a critically acclaimed crime author.

Marit Reiersgård Bredesen (1965–) is a qualified window decorator. Over the last few years she has written novels and articles for magazines and technical journals.

Gunn Marit Nisja THE GOLDEN CHILD

Hedda’s first thought as she arrives at the deteriorating brown house in the God-forsaken Grodal is: Is this really where we are going to live? Her father is still in the East of Norway. Hedda, fifteen years old, has moved ahead with her mother and little sister Diddi. When she doesn’t get along with the girls in her class, she gets to know the boys instead, and they bring her along into a hitherto unknown and slightly dangerous world. But when is her father actually moving in? And how is she supposed to watch her little sister, who really gets to learn how cruel children can be…

25 years later Hedda is still trying to get to grips with what happened the summer she was fifteen…

The Golden Child is a touching and realistic coming-of-age novel from the countryside of West Norway, which encompasses more than just picturesque idyll.

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