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Blue Notes
Anne Cathrine Bomann; Translated by Caroline Waight
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R450
Discovery Miles 4 500
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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How much grief is too much? How far should we go to avoid pain?
From the author of the international bestselling novel Agatha comes
a literary thriller about grief, love, science, and societal
norms.A Danish university research group is finishing its study of
a new medicine, Callocain: the world's first pill for grief. But
psychology professor Thorsten Gjeldsted suspects that someone has
manipulated the numbers to hide a disturbing side effect. When
no-one believes him, he teams up with two young students to
investigate: Anna, who has recently experienced traumatic grief
herself, and Shadi, whose statistical skills might prevent her from
living a quiet life in the shadows. Together, these sleuthing
academics try to discover what's really happening before the drug
is released to the entire population. Blue Notes is brimming with
ethical and existential ideas about the search for identity and
one's place in the world, while offering a highly original literary
adventure that ultimately underscores the healing power of love.
Set in 1940s Paris, this bittersweet international bestseller this
is the perfect novel for fans of A Man Called Ove, My Name is Lucy
Barton and The Guest Cat A psychiatrist is counting down towards
his upcoming retirement. He lives alone in his childhood home and
has neither friends nor family. Often, he resorts to drawing bird
caricatures of his patients instead of taking notes. His social
life consists of brief conversations with his meticulous secretary
Madame Surrugue, who has reigned over the clinic for more than
thirty years. The two of them have no relationship outside the
office, where everything runs smoothly and uneventfully. Until one
day, that is, when a young German woman called Agatha arrives and
demands to see the doctor and he soon realizes that underneath her
fragile exterior is a strong and fascinating woman. The doctor and
Agatha embark upon a course of therapy together, a process that
forces the doctor to confront his fear of true intimacy outside the
clinic. But is it too late to reconsider your existence as a
71-year-old? 'A shrewd, skilful tale of loneliness, the search for
meaning and a place in the world, and the problems of truly
relating to another human being.' Independent
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