Just a mother

Jacobsen, Roy 1954- (author.). Bartlett, Don, (translator.). Shaw, Donald, (translator.).

Summary: After a long journey through Norway, Ingrid has returned to Barrøy, the island that bears her family name. The Second World War still casts its long shadow: former collaborators face cold shoulders, while others wish to leave the painful years in the past. When a boy arrives on the island, Ingrid assumes responsibility for him, and so he joins the Barrøy community, raised alongside Ingrid's own daughter, another child of war. As letters from distant friends arrive with news of asociety undergoing dramatic changes, Ingrid must decide which stories to keep to herself, and which she should she bring to light. What kind of future does she imagine—for herself, and for the children?

Record details

ISBN: 9781771965187 (paperback)
Physical Description: 318 pages ; 20 cm
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Publisher: Windsor, Ontario : Biblioasis, 2023.
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

General Note:	Previously published: London: MacLehose Press, 2022.
Original Version Note:	Translation of: Bare en mor.
Language Note:	Translated from the Norwegian.