Puk Qvortrup Into a Star Paperback Book

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ALTA FIRST TRANSLATION PRIZEIntimate and devastating, a luminous debut novel about untimely grief and the resilience of the human heart, inspired by the authors own experiencesThree in the bed. One not yet born, another dead, and Im alivePuk is 26 years old, preparing for the birth of her second child, when her husband has a heart attack while out running. She leaves their toddler with a friend and dashes to the hospital, where Lasse lies unresponsive in a coma. He dies a few hours later. Into a Star follows Puk and her young family in the first year after this tragedy, which has shattered the ordinary life she imagined for them. As the days turn to weeks and months, Puks second son is born, her sister moves in, her relationship with her inlaws fractures and evolves. She reckons daily with her memories of Lasse how they met and fell in love, their adventures, their dreams for the future. And she navigates the miraculous, brutal, overwhelming days of early parenthood alone. Into a Star is a luminous meditation on loss and renewal. With remarkable dignity, candour and attention to human detail, Puk Qvortrup invites us into the hardest moments of her life. And she reveals, amid the devastation, a powerful, lifeaffirming thread of hope. | Puk Qvortrup Into a Star Paperback Book