After the fire
Mankell, Henning, 1948-20152017
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Fredrik Welin is a seventy-year-old retired doctor. Years ago he retreated to the Swedish archipelago, where he lives alone on an island. He swims in the sea every day, cutting a hole in the ice if necessary. He lives a quiet life. Until he wakes up one night to find his house on fire. Fredrik escapes just in time, wearing two left-footed wellies, as neighbouring islanders arrive to help douse the flames. All that remains in the morning is a stinking ruin and evidence of arson. The house that has been in his family for generations and all his worldly belongings are gone. He cannot think who would do such a thing, or why. Without a suspect, the police begin to think he started the fire himself. Tackling love, loss and loneliness, After the Fire is Henning Mankell's compelling last novel.
Main title:
After the fire / by Henning Mankell ; translated from the Swedish by Marlaine Delargy.
Author:
Mankell, Henning, 1948-2015Delargy, Marlaine, translator
Edition:
Large print edition.
Imprint:
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2017.
Collation:
615 pages (large print) 24 cm.
Notes:
"This is a freestanding continuation of Italian shoes, which was first published in 2006. This narrative takes place eight years later"--page [vii].First published with the title Svenska gummistovlar in Sweden by Leopard Forlag in 2015.Translated from the Swedish.
ISBN:
9781432845384 (hardback)
Language:
EnglishSwedish
Subject:
BRN:
357090
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Large Print - Fiction | MANKEL | Available |