Asking on Behalf of a Friend
Lydia Dunge leads a hectic lifestyle. She heads a department at institution Vinterbo and is tasked with planning both a wedding and a funeral. With a senile grandfather, a mother who seems to be more disgruntled than mournful, and four obstinate siblings, Lydia is doing her utmost to make sure her grandmother is brought to her final resting place in the most dignified way. Her fiancé Douglas who has always been provoked by her motley, slightly chaotic family, feels neglected.
In a state of stress Lydia accidentally sends a message intended for Douglas, to Ninos, a complete stranger. This spells the beginning of a conversation that becomes Lydia’s companion during the tumultuous months leading up to the funeral. Secrets are revealed, people change and as All Saint’s Day and the day of the funeral arrives, things are not the same anymore.
Sara Molin (born 1983) lives in a suburb of Stockholm with her husband and three children. She teaches secondary school Swedish as well as Swedish for beginners and spends most of her free time devouring commercial fiction. Asking on Behalf of a Friend is her third novel. Molin has previously published Miss Rennel Learns a Lesson and An Unwanted…
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Denmark: PalatiumLydia Dunge leads a hectic lifestyle. She heads a department at institution Vinterbo and is tasked with planning both a wedding and a funeral. With a senile grandfather, a mother who seems to be more disgruntled than mournful, and four obstinate siblings, Lydia is doing her utmost to make sure her grandmother is brought to her final resting place in the most dignified way. Her fiancé Douglas who has always been provoked by her motley, slightly chaotic family, feels neglected.
In a state of stress Lydia accidentally sends a message intended for Douglas, to Ninos, a complete stranger. This spells the beginning of a conversation that becomes Lydia’s companion during the tumultuous months leading up to the funeral. Secrets are revealed, people change and as All Saint’s Day and the day of the funeral arrives, things are not the same anymore.
